Chapter 708 - 704: Lin Haichuan
Lin Hao moved. He rose to his full height, standing proudly in the void.
Without a word, his eyes were calm.
The wounds on his upper body were horrific, bleeding ceaselessly.
But his gaze was as cold as a blade.
This stark contrast sent a chill through the hearts of the three men and one beast.
It was as if they were looking at a Demon God!
Oppressive.
Utterly oppressive!
Lin Hao’s cultivation was at the Spirit Transformation Realm, and he was gravely injured, yet the three men and one beast felt immense pressure, even though they were in the Sealed Martial Realm.
"Damn it!"
Jiao Yuanwu was the first to fly into a rage.
He took it as an insult.
Almost at the same time, the eyes of the other Martial Artists turned cold.
Then, the four of them attacked again.
Their target was still Lin Hao’s head.
They were going for the killing blow.
Lin Hao’s aura was astonishingly vigorous. But the four Martial Artists had reached the Sealed Martial Realm and understood his current state well. Lin Hao was forcibly activating the Creation Jade Disc; he wouldn’t be able to last much longer.
Just as they expected, although Lin Hao activated the Creation Jade Butterfly to block the attack once more, his body nearly exploded.
The shock on the faces of the three men and one beast vanished in a flash, immediately replaced by expressions of delight.
In his current state, Lin Hao could no longer withstand their attacks.
The next time they struck would be the moment of Lin Hao’s death.
However, this time, someone struck first.
An unparalleled beam of light slashed toward Lin Hao’s legs.
That was Si Haoming, using the Divine Painting Brush.
Among the three men and one beast, his enmity with Lin Hao ran the deepest. How could he possibly miss this opportunity?
Lin Hao tried to shift sideways, but he had expended too much energy, and his speed had dropped drastically. The peerless divine light struck his legs directly.
Lin Hao staggered, and a spray of blood flew into the air.
It was only because his body had reached a saintly level; if it had been anyone else, their legs would have been severed.
"What are you waiting for? Attack! There’s something strange about him. Don’t let all our effort go to waste!" the Bifang screeched.
Even now, Lin Hao’s expression remained indifferent, as if he had seen past life and death. But this look made the beast’s hair stand on end.
The three men and one beast attacked again. Lin Hao was in mortal peril.
The Innate Essence Flame shone brilliantly, two beams of divine light tore through the void, and a terrifying aura emanated from the Jiaolin Sword...
Unyielding, Lin Hao frantically activated the Creation Jade Disc, even though he was already a spent force.
Just then, a sudden change occurred.
Below, the Nine Yang Hall trembled violently, and a roaring sound echoed.
"How dare you!"
A voice boomed from beneath the Nine Yang Hall, shaking the heavens. The very world seemed to shift, and the attacks of the three men and one beast were actually distorted, thrown off course.
BOOM!
The next moment, the ground below exploded, and a figure transformed into a beam of light, soaring into the sky.
"Grandfather!"
Lin Hao breathed out a single word, a ripple disturbing his once-indifferent expression.
Although that voice had only existed in his memory, it was still incredibly familiar to Lin Hao. He knew who it was.
Then, a figure appeared before Lin Hao.
He was exceptionally tall. He had only enough time to glance at Lin Hao before turning to shield him with his own body.
"You all deserve to die!"
An enraged voice boomed. Lin Hao’s grandfather’s hair and beard were standing on end with fury.
The sight of Lin Hao’s current state drove him into a frenzy.
"Old man, you may have the cultivation of the Sealed Martial Realm Second Layer, but you’re just a mere battle body. Are you sure you can kill us?" Jiao Yuanwu stared at the suddenly-appeared old man, not with panic, but with mockery.
The old man didn’t answer, instead turning back to Lin Hao. "Hao’Er, hurry and heal yourself. Even if the sky falls, Grandfather will be here to hold it up for you."
His body was covered only by a single animal hide, and his hair was a tangled mess. Aside from his graying beard, Lin Hao couldn’t even see his face clearly. A foul stench emanated from him. But to Lin Hao, it felt incredibly warm and comforting.
Lin Hao nodded and immediately sat down cross-legged.
The growth in his grandfather’s cultivation was shocking, but a cultivation level like this stood no chance against the three men and one beast. His only option was to recover quickly and open the Reincarnation Dao.
Otherwise, he might lose his grandfather again.
Lin Hao would not allow such a thing to happen.
The old man stretched out a hand. Endless runes flashed, and he directly sent Lin Hao away from this area.
"What a heartwarming scene of a family reunion. Lin Hao, you risked your life to come here. Today, we will make everything you’ve done meaningless. This old man is a dead man!"
It was Jiao Yuanwu taunting them again. A tyrannical aura radiated from him as his scales began to glow, one after another, each one shimmering with ancient runes.
"Hahaha, when I, Lin Haichuan, was fighting Evil Demons and destroying heretics, I doubt you lot were even liquid yet! How could I possibly fall to a few juniors like you? You, the crawler who barks the loudest, come on! Let me see what you’ve got."
Lin Haichuan laughed heartily, his heroic spirit on full display—wild and domineering.
"Old man, for that sentence alone, everyone in this lower world with the surname Lin will die without a complete corpse!" The thing Jiao Yuanwu hated most was being called a crawler.
BOOM!
The Jiaolin Sword sundered the void, slashing toward Lin Haichuan.
Lin Haichuan roared, and his body rumbled.
He was only a battle body. Even though Jiao Yuanwu was a realm lower than him, his movements were still affected, forcing him to use his Lifebound True Blood to fight.
Facing the incoming Jiaolin Sword, Lin Haichuan struck, slamming down with his palm.
"You overestimate yourself!"
Jiao Yuanwu sneered.
WHOOSH!
Just then, Si Haoming made his move from the side, his target the distant Lin Hao.
Lin Haichuan roared again and struck directly, intending to stop Si Haoming.
Si Haoming’s Divine Painting Brush sliced through the void, unleashing a beam of divine light.
It wasn’t just him; Hao Mo and the Bifang moved as well.
Their target was also Lin Hao.
"Hahaha, old man, even if you had three heads and six arms, you couldn’t stop me toda—PUH!"
Jiao Yuanwu was laughing, but in the next instant, he was injured. The Jiaolin Sword shattered, and his body was sent flying.
Si Haoming’s attack was also blocked, and his body was thrown back violently.
Lin Haichuan didn’t press his attack. Instead, he spun around abruptly, thrusting out two massive hands to grab Hao Mo and the Bifang.
The massive hands blotted out the sky, shimmering with runes as they sealed the surrounding void.
Lin Haichuan’s domain power was extraordinary.
He struck with incredible speed. The shimmering runes actually caught up to Hao Mo and the Bifang.
Facing the two massive hands, Hao Mo and the Bifang were unable to escape and could only launch their own attacks.
Hao Mo struck with the Haotian Mace in his hand, while the Bifang spewed Innate Essence Flame from its mouth.
Their attacks were terrifyingly powerful, piercing both massive hands simultaneously.
One hand was dripping with blood, while the other had a hole burned straight through it by the Innate Essence Flame.
In that brief moment, the attacks from Jiao Yuanwu and Si Haoming also arrived.
Without turning back, Lin Haichuan shot out two beams of yellow light to meet their attacks.
At the same time, Lin Haichuan let out a long cry to the heavens. His Dantian flared with a brilliant light, turning completely yellow.
This yellow light swept out at an unimaginable speed. In the span of a finger snap, it formed an immense space that enveloped the three men, the beast, and himself.
The expressions of the three men and one beast all changed...