Nine Heavens Martial Emperor

Within Lin Hao’s body, his Chaos True Essence roared like thunder.

Lin Hao could feel the boundless Chaos True Essence surging through him.

At the same time, the Tai Chi Array Map began to turn, and the drop of Lifebound True Blood at its center glowed brilliantly.

Meanwhile, his True Self Divine Soul, seated majestically in his Upper Dantian, began to emanate the faint but unmistakable aura of a realm lord.

Within the roiling Chaos True Essence, strands of fine green threads appeared. They flowed along his meridians, eventually surging toward Lin Hao’s Upper Dantian. The threads then entered his True Self Divine Soul through its nostrils as it sat cross-legged within.

After the Chaos True Essence entered the body of the True Self Divine Soul, it traveled downward and finally took root in the Divine Soul’s Dantian.

BOOM!

Suddenly, Lin Hao’s entire body shuddered.

And with that shudder, a massive boulder behind Lin Hao vanished without a sound.

Without making a single noise, the boulder disintegrated into fine dust and dispersed into the air.

It was a terrifying sight. Thankfully, no one was there to see it.

At this moment, Lin Hao’s True Self Divine Soul was undergoing a bizarre transformation.

A green light began flashing within the Dantian of his True Self Divine Soul.

Lifebound True Blood!

His True Self Divine Soul had actually generated Lifebound True Blood!

This was tantamount to creating a second Lin Hao!

The instant the Lifebound True Blood was born inside his True Self Divine Soul, the connection between Lin Hao and his Divine Soul reached an unprecedented level.

Only now could it be considered a True Self Divine Soul.

The next moment, Lin Hao activated the Emperor Art once more.

As soon as he did, Lin Hao felt a strange change within himself.

He discovered that when he circulated the Emperor Art, his True Self Divine Soul would resonate with it in a peculiar way.

Before long, Lin Hao once again felt the same thing he had sensed outside the Ancient Road.

This time, the sensation was far stronger than before.

Lin Hao was overjoyed and continued to strive, trying to grasp that ethereal, illusory thing.

But it was too mysterious; he had no idea where to even begin.

As Lin Hao focused intently on capturing it, all matter within a radius of dozens of meters behind him seemed to be drawn toward him by a mysterious force.

A fierce wind had been blowing toward Lin Hao, flattening the wild grass behind him. But now, every single blade of that fragile grass defied the wind, bending in his direction instead.

The gale was too strong, however. In an instant, all the wild grass vanished without a trace.

Not just the grass, but the leaves of the trees as well.

It was a soul-shaking scene.

If a Spirit Transformation Realm expert had witnessed this, they would have been so horrified their very Divine Soul would tremble.

Because what Lin Hao was touching upon was the edge of a Martial Dao Domain!

A Martial Artist at the Soul Gathering Realm Peak can only break through to the Spirit Transformation Realm by coming into contact with the power of a Martial Dao Domain.

There were countless Martial Artists on the Celestial Yang Continent, yet on the surface, the total number of Spirit Transformation Realm Martial Artists across the entire continent numbered only a few hundred.

This showed just how difficult it was to touch upon a Martial Dao Domain.

Yet, Lin Hao was merely at the Fifth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, and he already showed promise of touching a Martial Dao Domain. If word of this got out, the entire continent would be shaken.

It was feared that such a genius didn’t exist, not just on the Celestial Yang Continent, but perhaps not even in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain.

It was no exaggeration to say that Lin Hao was creating a miracle unprecedented in the history of the Martial Dao!

But the Martial Dao Domain was too profound. Lin Hao tried for a long time but still came up empty-handed.

Left with no choice, Lin Hao could only give up.

By the time Lin Hao stopped cultivating, his cultivation level had unknowingly risen to the Peak of the Fifth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm.

Even though there was no star power here, Lin Hao had just achieved a true True Self Divine Soul, so his strength had naturally risen to a new level.

However, Lin Hao wasn’t satisfied.

Opening his eyes, Lin Hao couldn’t help but sigh. "I have a feeling that if I could just touch that thing from before, my cultivation would see an unimaginable leap. It’s a shame I can’t do it."

It was a good thing there were no Spirit Transformation Realm experts around. If there were, they would have probably coughed up blood from hearing Lin Hao’s words.

The power of a Martial Dao Domain wasn’t something one could touch just because they wanted to.

Lin Hao didn’t know that what he had touched upon was the power of a Martial Dao Domain, but he didn’t dwell on it. He quickly adjusted his mood and put the matter behind him.

Lin Hao looked over at the three women and saw that they were all still cultivating.

Bored, Lin Hao watched them, nodding at times and frowning at others.

’Meng Ru’s cultivation is recovering at an unbelievable speed. Her current level is already on par with her previous peak, and her True Essence is even more formidable.’

’Sister Meng Qing is really incredible. Her cultivation has grown faster than I could have imagined in just a few months. How long has it been? She’s already broken through another layer, reaching the Second Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm.’

’Diewu is doing well too. She’s reached the Fourth Layer of Soul Gathering Realm.’

’Huh, something’s not right. How are their cultivation levels increasing so quickly?’

Finally, Lin Hao himself was taken aback.

He remembered that when he returned, their cultivation levels were all about one layer lower than they were now. He wasn’t even sure he himself could break through a full layer in such a short amount of time.

’Oh well, it’s a good thing.’ Lin Hao decided not to overthink it. ’I should prepare some martial techniques for them, or else this Ancient Road will be too dangerous.’ He began to sift through the techniques in his mind, looking for suitable ones for the three women.

With the memories of the Carefree Divine Monarch and the Celestial Monarch, Lin Hao’s mental library of martial arts was so vast it certainly surpassed that of any sect on the Celestial Yang Continent. Any single one of those techniques was an unimaginably powerful treasure.

Just as Lin Hao was screening techniques in his mind, the three women woke up one after another.

Excitement shone on all three of their faces; even the usually calm Meng Qing was no exception.

But then, all three turned to look at Lin Hao in unison.

Just a moment ago, they had felt an extraordinary power. They didn’t know how, but that power had a miraculous effect, instantly shattering their bottlenecks.

Although they didn’t understand what had happened, they knew it was definitely related to Lin Hao.

Cultivating next to Lin Hao actually had the effect of rapidly increasing their cultivation. The gazes of the three women burned with fervor as they looked at him.

A moment later, Lin Hao returned to his senses, a smile playing on his lips.

He was very pleased, for he had found suitable martial techniques for the three of them.

But when he looked up, he was startled.

The three women were awake, and the way they were looking at him was just too blatant.

"You all..." Lin Hao began, thinking something was wrong with them.

The moment Lin Hao spoke, Meng Qing snapped out of it. Her face flushed red, and she lowered her head, not daring to meet his gaze.

Lu Diewu also turned her head away.

Only Meng Ru, instead of retreating, advanced. She grabbed Lin Hao’s arm, her beautiful eyes sparkling. "Brother Hao, I felt a magical power just now and broke through instantly."

Hearing Meng Ru’s words, Meng Qing and Lu Diewu forgot their embarrassment and nodded repeatedly at Lin Hao.

On second thought, Lin Hao understood what had happened.

"Sigh. Your cultivation levels could have advanced even further. It’s a shame I was too stupid," Lin Hao lamented with a sigh.

The three women were stunned.

「In a top-secret location within the Heaven-Breaking Pavilion.」

An old man sat there. Within his eyes, stars shifted and constellations turned, the sun and moon rose and set, and one cosmic vision after another flickered into existence.

Suddenly, his body jolted as if struck by lightning. He miserably uttered three words: "I want to die!"