Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

"So, everything Lu Dieyi said was true. Lin Wei cruelly stole Lin Hao’s bloodline, and all for Lin Wu."

"Lin Wei is so vicious, so calculating. He nearly turned black into white."

"Lin Wei is despicable! We were almost fooled by him!"

An untold number of people, filled with righteous indignation, turned their attacks on Lin Wei, denouncing him.

Lin Wei was reaping what he had sown, condemned by all!

"What’s going on? How could a secret sound transmission be laid bare for all to hear?" others wondered. For a private message to be revealed in such a way was completely unheard of.

"Array Runes... I’ll bet it has something to do with Array Runes," a clever person immediately connected the dots.

In fact, just as they had guessed, the Array Runes laid by Turtle Egg were simply heaven-defying; they had directly intercepted the contents of the secret transmission.

And this was precisely why Lin Hao had acted the way he did inside the Lin Mansion.

After Lin Wei had spoken, Lin Hao’s explosive rage had been a ruse, designed only to bait Lin Wei into saying even more despicable things.

No matter how high the demonic arts rise, the righteous path will always rise higher.

Lin Hao was very satisfied with the outcome.

By this time, Lin Hao and Lu Dieyi had already retreated to the plaza outside the Lin Mansion.

Roars echoed endlessly from within the Lin Mansion; Lin Wei was in a frenzy.

However, it was all futile. The entire content of his secret transmission had been exposed to the public.

On the plaza outside the Lin Mansion, Lin Hao no longer cared about what was happening inside.

He had originally planned to kill Lin Wei, but now, it seemed this outcome was even better than simply killing him.

’Although Shen Bilian died by my hand, Lin Wei was the one who fanned the flames. I’m curious to see how Lin Wu will react when he learns the truth.’

However, Lin Hao didn’t need to think about that now. The more important matter at hand was Lu Dieyi’s injury.

"Let me take a look," Lin Hao said softly.

Lu Dieyi froze for a moment before realizing what Lin Hao meant, a faint blush involuntarily appearing on her face.

She had confessed everything in the Lin Mansion just now. Lin Hao’s words made her recall her actions, and she could feel her face burning.

’Will Brother Hao think I’m a shameless girl? And also...’

Lu Dieyi lowered her head, starting to worry about his impression of her.

Just then, a cool, pleasant sensation surprised her. She turned her head and saw Lin Hao cleaning her wound.

A hazy mist enveloped her shoulder.

Lu Dieyi was about to refuse, but her eyes suddenly widened in astonishment.

She discovered that the swirling mist contained powerful fluctuations of True Essence, and even the solution Lin Hao was using to clean her wound possessed a mysterious, unfathomable energy.

The solution was as clear as water, yet it teemed with vibrant life force. Lu Dieyi could even feel her injury healing at an unimaginable speed.

What shocked her even more was that some of the solution actually penetrated her skin, entering her body and transforming into incomparably pure energy.

Lu Dieyi wasn’t the only one who was shocked; the more powerful cultivators present were equally stunned.

They could feel a powerful life force emanating from her, along with a mysterious Dao Rhyme that was inexplicably circulating in the air.

They wanted to figure out what was happening, but they found that Lu Dieyi was surrounded by a hazy mist, and they couldn’t see a thing!

The only one on the scene who understood was Turtle Egg, who was staring wide-eyed and cursing Lin Hao in a voice only it could hear, ’You wastrel! You absolute wastrel! That’s the Divine Spring, and you’re squandering it like this!’

’Drinking from the Divine Spring has miraculous effects, and it’s useful even for Martial Artists at the Spirit Transformation Realm or the Sealed Martial Realm. Yet this wastrel, Lin Hao, is actually using it to wash Lu Dieyi’s wound! What an unbelievable waste!’

Turtle Egg wanted to strangle Lin Hao!

But at that very moment, a massive hand suddenly shot out from the Lin Mansion, clawing toward Lin Hao.

The patterns on Turtle Egg’s shell lit up, and the massive hand jerked back.

The next moment, a figure with disheveled hair burst out of the Lin Mansion.

"You little bastard, I’ll kill you!" The man’s hair flew wildly as his earth-shattering roar thundered. It was Lin Wei.

Lin Wei was seething!

He had thought everything was under his control, that victory was assured. But he never expected that Lin Hao had been plotting against him from the very beginning.

Lin Wei could already imagine what would happen next, for he understood Lin Wu.

Just as he had sacrificed Shen Bilian without a second thought, Lin Wu could do the same to him.

He was absolutely certain of this.

Lin Hao had turned everyone against him and left him utterly isolated. How could he possibly let Lin Hao go?

A terrifying aura erupted from Lin Wei. He formed his hands into claws and lunged at Lin Hao once more.

However, Lin Hao seemed not to see him at all, remaining utterly unmoved.

BOOM!

Lin Wei’s hands were stopped in front of Lin Hao by an invisible wall of energy, unable to advance an inch.

Turtle Egg’s shell was glowing as it stared at Lin Wei, cackling.

To seal off the Lin Mansion, Lin Hao had paid a hefty price, allowing it to bring out many treasures from the Heaven-Stepping Sect. There was still a lot left over after setting up the grand array. Now that it was in a great mood, it was naturally willing to put in some extra effort for Lin Hao.

Lin Wei was driven mad with rage, seeing that he was right in front of Lin Hao but could do nothing to him.

The next moment, a long, pitch-black saber appeared in Lin Wei’s hand.

Every strand of Lin Wei’s hair stood on end. He gripped the saber with both hands and slashed down viciously at Lin Hao.

As his saber descended, the sky above the Lin Mansion was instantly shrouded in darkness, and the faint sounds of innumerable, bloodcurdling roars and wails could be heard.

Even though the Array Runes formed a seal, the onlookers felt their bodies turn ice-cold, enveloped by an extremely sinister aura, as if they had entered Hell itself.

"How terrifying!" Even a Martial Artist at the Soul Gathering Realm Peak stammered, his teeth chattering as he forced out the two words.

And on the plaza, Lin Hao finally looked up.

"A Demon Artifact!" Staring at the saber in Lin Wei’s hand, Lin Hao’s eyes held no fear, only a cold glint, as he slowly uttered the two words.

When a Spiritual Artifact reaches Tier Three, the only way to advance it to Tier Four is by nurturing it. If that process fails, there is a chance it will become a Demon Artifact.

The birth of a Demon Artifact meant that countless people had died because of it.

Staring at the Demon Artifact, Lin Hao sent a message to Turtle Egg. "Turtle Egg, I need to borrow the power of the Array Runes."

Although Lin Hao only had a half-baked understanding of Array Runes, he knew Turtle Egg could call upon their power. And with the appearance of the Demon Artifact, it was necessary for him to act.

However, his own strength was insufficient; his only option was to borrow the power of the Array Runes.

Turtle Egg was in a good mood and replied with an affirmative.

The next moment, Lin Hao felt a force enter his body, and he felt as if every cell was overflowing with a power sufficient to split the heavens and cleave the earth.

Then, Lin Hao reached out his hand, grabbing for the Demon Artifact.

"Courting death!" With the Demon Artifact in hand, Lin Wei was like a berserk demon. Seeing Lin Hao’s action, he spat out two words.

However, before he could process what was happening, he felt his hand go light. He looked up to see a hand give a slight tremor, and the Demon Artifact shattered into pieces.

"No!" Lin Wei let out a despairing roar.

BOOM!

Then, a tremendous force struck, sending Lin Wei’s body flying sideways into the Lin Mansion.

A series of loud crashes followed, and it was impossible to tell how many buildings had collapsed.