Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Bifang had taken human form. Although he looked young, he exuded the aura of a Martial Arts Grandmaster.

But the sea of souls visible in his eyes gave this aura a bizarre quality.

An aura of both righteousness and evil now coexisted within Bifang.

Just then, Lin Haichuan let out a deafening roar. A heaven-shaking divine power erupted from the two great vortexes Bifang had been suppressing, breaking them free.

Lin Haichuan activated the Nine Revolutions Star Skill, ignoring the constitutions of the four and multiplying his combat power.

The four felt a terrifying power coalescing, and their faces paled.

The next moment, they all moved at once.

A phantom projection burst forth from each of their bodies.

The deities within their bodies had made their move.

The divine might of a single deity was heaven-shaking, to say nothing of four acting in unison.

BOOM!

Not only did the four vortexes Lin Haichuan had created shatter under the deities’ assault, but the entire domain space trembled.

Lin Haichuan was sent flying, blood arcing through the air.

"Even if you’ve mastered the Nine Revolutions Star Skill, you’re doomed to fail as long as you haven’t reached the Saint Realm. And now, you’re out of chances!"

Jiao Yuanwu watched the flying body with a jeer on his face.

At this moment, his sense of superiority was palpable.

The reason they didn’t fear lower-realm Martial Artists, even those who had reached the Sealed Martial Realm, was because they had deities residing within them.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

A deity’s might is equivalent to a Saint’s pressure. At this stage, it allows them to ignore Cultivation Techniques and physical constitutions, giving them an Innate advantage that makes them unbeatable.

He spoke, but his assault didn’t cease.

In fact, before the words had even left his lips, he and the other three charged Lin Haichuan again.

Lin Haichuan roared. Talismans flickered within the domain as vortexes materialized one after another—in fact, there was one more than before.

"The Nine Revolutions Star Skill grants a new level of heaven with each revolution. You only have five—it’s not nearly enough! It’s over!"

Jiao Yuanwu’s eyes remained contemptuous, but his final two words resonated throughout the domain.

Even as he spoke, his attack wasn’t hindered in the slightest; in fact, it grew even more terrifying.

But just then, in the blink of an eye, scales erupted all over Jiao Yuanwu’s body, every single one standing on end.

SPURT!

He was sent flying.

A bloody hole in his chest gushed blood.

Lin Haichuan’s injuries were even more severe.

To everyone’s astonishment, he had just ignored the other three’s attacks, focusing all his power into a single strike against Jiao Yuanwu.

Though he had grievously wounded Jiao Yuanwu, he had paid a steep price.

Lin Haichuan was now bleeding from all seven orifices, his body covered in cracks.

But even so, he remained standing ramrod straight, like an immortal monument.

"You old bastard, you deserve to die!"

A Sealed Martial Realm Martial Artist’s life force is incredibly powerful. Though Jiao Yuanwu’s chest had been pierced, his aura didn’t diminish—it surged.

To be sent flying by Lin Haichuan while ganging up on him four-to-one was an utter humiliation.

Jiao Yuanwu was furious.

The deity’s phantom burst from the void, its giant palm smashing down toward Lin Haichuan.

A wisp of a Saint’s divine might filled the air. Lin Haichuan was already a spent force, utterly incapable of resisting.

Just then, the deity that had burst from Jiao Yuanwu’s body froze in midair.

Jiao Yuanwu’s head flew into the air, separated from his body.

The next moment, the head exploded in midair.

Even the deity’s phantom vanished without a trace.

The turn of events was so sudden it took everyone by surprise.

At the same time, the domain Lin Haichuan had created vanished, and a figure appeared before him.

"Lin Hao!"

The three cried out in shock.

There wasn’t a single scar visible on Lin Hao’s body. Even his aura was indiscernible. His expression, however, was terrifyingly cold and blank.

"All of you deserve to die!"

Lin Hao’s voice seemed to come from a great distance, yet it arrived in an instant.

The next moment, another Lin Hao appeared, killing intent swirling in his eyes.

Meanwhile, the first Lin Hao simply vanished, as if he had never been there at all.

That was Lin Hao’s True Self Divine Soul.

It was this True Self Divine Soul that had just merged with the void, broken into the domain, and caught Jiao Yuanwu off guard to deliver the killing blow.

"Grandfather, are you alright?" Lin Hao didn’t turn around, but his voice was filled with concern.

"Hahaha! I’m fine! I could go another three hundred rounds!" Lin Haichuan’s laughter was hearty, but it clearly lacked power.

"Hurry and heal your wounds. I’ll take it from here."

"Mm."

Lin Haichuan agreed and began to retreat.

Not one of the three opponents dared to intercept Lin Haichuan. They could only stare at Lin Hao.

Lin Hao had already regained his composure. There wasn’t a hint of a sharp edge about him, yet his quiet presence gave the three an incredibly oppressive feeling.

They even had the absurd feeling that the moment they made a move, Lin Hao would be able to grievously wound them.

This thought filled the three with dread.

Lin Hao was still in the Spirit Transformation Realm, not yet having broken through to the Sealed Martial Realm, yet the aura he exuded was nothing like that of a Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artist.

"Spirit Transformation Dao Realm!"

Bifang’s expression was incredibly solemn as he uttered the four words.

"What?!" Si Haoming cried out, looking as if he’d been struck by lightning.

Hao Mo didn’t speak, but his expression was one of utter horror.

Even though they had already guessed Lin Hao’s realm, hearing Bifang say it aloud still left them unable to remain calm.

The Spirit Transformation Dao Realm was a state that existed only in legends.

Legend had it that few, if any, Ancient Saints—let alone the Great Emperors of old—had ever managed to reach this realm.

It was said that those who reached the Spirit Transformation Dao Realm could control a mysterious, unfathomable power, and that even a Martial Artist at the Sealed Martial Realm First Layer would not necessarily be their match.

That might not sound particularly impressive.

But the Spirit Transformation Realm and the Sealed Martial Realm were separated by an entire major realm.

In the eyes of a Sealed Martial Realm Martial Artist, there was no difference between someone at the Spirit Transformation Realm First Layer and someone at the Spirit Transformation Realm Peak.

Yet they had just witnessed the power of the Spirit Transformation Dao Realm firsthand.

Jiao Yuanwu, a master of the Sealed Martial Realm First Layer, had been instantly annihilated by Lin Hao.

Although Lin Hao had used a Divine Soul attack—a surprise strike that bordered on a sneak attack—Jiao Yuanwu had been using the power of his inner deity at the time.

Such combat prowess was horrifying.

However, these three were from a major power in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, after all. After the initial shock, they quickly composed themselves.

At the same time, the three began to secretly gather their strength.

The True Essence in their bodies thundered as it all surged toward a single point: the God Nurturing Abode!

This God Nurturing Abode was the middle Dantian.

The middle Dantian governs life and death, and determines longevity!

If a Martial Artist nurtured a deity within their body, their comprehension of the Martial Dao would be greater, making the path to longevity far easier.

This was one of the reasons the great powers of the Divine Demon Destruction Domain had remained immortal for so long.

Now, the three were pouring all of their True Essence into their middle Dantian, frantically nurturing their deities.

Although Lin Hao was only in the Spirit Transformation Realm, he had cultivated to the Dao Realm, forcing the three to treat him with extreme caution.

Lin Hao stood proudly in the void, motionless, watching their actions with cold indifference.

If any other Martial Artists were to witness this scene, their jaws would surely drop.

To act so brazenly in the face of three Sealed Martial Realm Martial Artists—Lin Hao was even more arrogant than the Martial Artists of the upper realms.

The three men opposite Lin Hao stared at him. Their bodies crackled with explosive sounds as their auras grew more terrifying and talismans interwove around them.

At the same time, their bodies began to expand, and their God Nurturing Abodes shone with incomparable brilliance.