Chapter 779: Suppressing the Emperor's Platform

"Senior Brother (Junior Brother) Haotian!"

Yue Xi and the others looked at this scene, their eyes filled with shock. They had seen Li Hao's sword—extremely sharp—but they hadn't expected Li Hao's fist at this moment to be even more terrifying than the Sword Dao he had previously displayed!

This horizontal punch pushed back the Yun Jin Imperial Clan and the other four people entirely. Cracks spread across their bodies, and the previously suppressed Death Laws instantly covered them from head to toe. From graceful and peerless prodigies, they suddenly appeared aged and decrepit, with some bodies even rotting, as if they had been beaten from immortals and gods into demonic sludge by a single punch.

"Ten Extreme Realms, two Ultimate Realms—worthy of being a top-tier monster!"

A powerhouse from a Heavenly Sect of another Qin Xianchao whispered, their eyes solemn.

On this top-tier Emperor's Platform battle in the Southern Region, the appearance of such a peerless monster made people feel both astonished and as if it were a matter of course.

"A Ten Extreme Realm monster is already a prodigy rare in ten thousand years. Several others have appeared on other Emperor's Platforms. Such monsters, rarely seen in ten thousand years, have suddenly appeared in such numbers this time!"

"His fist technique itself isn't particularly formidable, but by integrating the origins of other Great Daos, the power of this fist has risen in a straight line!"

Someone noticed that Li Hao's fist technique itself could only be considered standard, within the general category of prodigies. However, because the power integrated the strength of time and space, and condensed the terrifying force of the Ten Extreme Realms, it was like pairing plain white rice with a full Manchu-Han feast—no matter how you looked at it, it counted as top-tier quality!

"How is this possible?!"

Jin Jin Zi Yin looked at Li Hao in shock and anger. His immortal body was covered in cracks. Although it was one of the ten great immortal bodies, comparable to Li Hao's Ancestral Immortal Body, his cultivation had not yet reached perfection.

After all, although top-tier immortal bodies are strong, the comprehension and heavenly treasures required to cultivate them are also extremely exaggerated.

At this moment, his body was wreathed in green light. The face that was previously so handsome it would make men's hearts flutter now showed cracks, and his hair had turned gray and white, carrying an aura of decay.

"Don't hold back anymore! If we can't take him down, we won't even make it into the top hundred, let alone the subsequent contention!"

Jin Jin Zi Yin's eyes turned ruthless as he spoke sharply.

Without him saying it, the others realized that Li Hao was a tough nut to crack. If they didn't use their real skills to take him down, it would be difficult.

Previously, they had all reserved some means, wanting to display them in later battles. After all, if they exhausted all their means here, they wouldn't get far in the subsequent top-hundred battle!

But now, they could no longer afford to consider what came after.

"Nine-Turn Sword Venerable Dao!"

The youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal turned solemn. The age and cracks on his body healed rapidly, forcibly suppressed by his own immortal power. With a wave of his hand, an extremely piercing sword intent permeated his body, not inferior to Gu Yan, who had fought Jin Yushu earlier.

Seeing that piercing sword intent on the opponent, Gu Yan's eyes turned cold. He had thought his own Sword Dao was top-tier among this group of prodigies, but he hadn't expected to encounter someone at random who was not inferior to him in Sword Dao.

However, he also saw that this youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal definitely had the qualifications to enter the top hundred, and perhaps even the chance to charge into the top twenty!

As the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal on his forehead shone, brilliant as divine clouds, nine artistic conceptions emerged behind him, merging into a single sword aura. He held it in his hand, his eyes becoming murderous.

"Let's see if your fist is harder, or my sword!"

Li Hao's performance ignited his fighting spirit. In this battle, he even had the thought of wanting to duel Li Hao one-on-one.

Swish!

All this momentum was gathered in an instant. He suddenly lunged with his sword, his Heavenly Dharma Form following behind, brandishing a heaven-shaking giant sword to slash at Li Hao's Dharma Form.

Li Hao looked on with disdain, his golden hair flying in disarray. His eyes were like cold stars, without the slightest fluctuation. As he stepped, the Emperor's Platform shook violently. That sound of vibration felt like it was trampling on everyone's hearts, making the contestants inside and outside the Emperor's Platform feel their hearts jump fiercely.

An invincible momentum spread with Li Hao's steps.

What is heaven and earth? The space between one's feet is a heaven and earth!

In this half-step of heaven and earth, that invincible momentum erupted from Li Hao. At this moment, he seemed capable of facing an army of thousands, eyeing the ten Emperor's Platforms!

Many people waiting for an opportunity outside the Emperor's Platform saw this momentum, their expressions changing in shock, unable to believe it.

Bang!!

An invincible fist momentum, as if tearing through the firmament, erupted. Without any evasion, it collided with the sword aura of the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal.

In an instant, terrifying sword intent burst forth, but only for a split second before it was condensed and gathered by the fist intent sweeping across the sky, and then shattered by a single punch!

With a puff, the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal spat out blood, staining his white clothes. He flew backward, his eyes filled with fury and disbelief.

He was a Nine-Flower Immortal Seal holder! According to the immortal power amplification of the Immortal Seal, even if Li Hao were an Eight-Flower Immortal Seal holder, his own immortal power should be more than double!

That doubling was enough to form a crushing force!

Even with other immortal arts and secret techniques to compensate, it would be quite difficult to erase this double gap, after all, his own many immortal arts and Sword Dao were also top-tier!

But at this moment, he had been reverse-crushed!

Looking at the youth who had been shaken to the edge of the Emperor's Platform and severely injured by a single punch, Li Hao looked on with disdain. He did not pursue, as if it were beneath him. He turned to look at the remaining eight people and stepped forward.

"How could this be?"

Jin Jin Zi Yin and the others saw the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal defeated by a single punch, and their expressions changed. That sword's momentum was extremely terrifying; if they hadn't formed a formation, they would have found it extremely difficult to deal with it individually, yet Li Hao had defeated him in seconds!

This youth only had a soul age of a hundred years—how could he be this terrifying!

"Kill!"

Jin Jin Zi Yin roared, his body shining with brilliant green light. The phantom of the Chaos Giant Deer behind him let out a cry, containing terrifying Primordial Spirit power capable of attacking the soul!

Facing the soul invasion of that cry, Li Hao seemed completely unaware. He pressed forward, his fists like a drawn bow. His hundred-zhang body exuded wild, primitive brute force as he threw a punch directly.

Boom!

The space on the Emperor's Platform seemed to twist, beaten into a vortex by this punch, sweeping horizontally toward the eight people.

At this moment, the Yin-Yang Destruction Array erupted, and the Dao of Destruction, like a grinding wheel, sought to crush Li Hao's fist intent!

However, that origin of destruction, along with the two paths of Yin and Yang, acted upon Li Hao's fist momentum without causing the slightest impact!

Sensing this scene, Jin Jin Zi Yin and the other four were all horrified.

The True Immortal array they were most proud of, the strongest in the Yun-Jin Qin Xianchao, had actually failed?!

"How is this possible?!"

Their response was the terrifying, howling fist force that swept toward them, carrying with it a spatial vortex that engulfed all five of them, subsequently sweeping them away and sending them flying back, where they tumbled to the edge of the Imperial Platform, nearly being thrown off.

The other three onlookers were also stunned; having previously experienced the dominance of the Yin-Yang Destruction Array when they joined the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan, they had not expected it to be as good as useless before Li Hao!

"No, impossible!"

Jin Yushu spat out a mouthful of immortal blood and scrambled up from the ground, her eyes looking in terror at that hundred-zhang figure that resembled a demonic god.

In her mind, she suddenly recalled what the Imperial Clan's teaching master had said: this Yin-Yang Destruction Array was invincible, but there was only one situation in which it would be completely ineffective.

Back then, when she had just learned this array, she had looked up and asked curiously, what situation was that?

That Imperial Clan teaching master had smiled nonchalantly and said: "Those with the Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal—once they encounter the Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal, all arrays in the world will fail!"

All Daos in the world originate from the Nine-Sequence!

Jin Yushu naturally understood this principle; once one masters the Nine-Sequence, as long as one's comprehension is deep enough, all Daos in the world can be broken!

After all, the Nine-Sequence is the root; the Yin-Yang origin and the Great Dao of Destruction are also extensions of the Nine-Sequence, so how could they trap the Nine-Sequence?

The memory of that past conversation flashed through her mind in an instant, and the color drained from Jin Yushu's cheeks as she stared blankly at the hundred-zhang figure radiating an invincible aura.

Nine-Sequence... Immortal Seal?

The youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal from earlier was already considered a powerhouse in this Southern Region Battle, let alone the Nine-Sequence!

That was the kind of person even a Supreme would take as a personal disciple and cultivate heavily!

Besides Jin Yushu, Jin Jin Zi Yin and the others also suddenly realized this, their complexions turning both horrified and unsightly.

Thinking of how Li Hao had defeated the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal with a single punch, it seemed to be proof—besides the Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal, who else could have such an exaggerated performance?!

"You, you guy!"

Jin Jin Zi Yin stood up and looked at Li Hao with immense shock and anger; he hadn't expected the Imperial Platform he chose to be so tough—if he had known, he would have chosen a different one to contest!

Aside from the Imperial Clan, the Supreme's personal disciples, and other monsters like the Ancient God Clan, the Imperial Platform of Li Hao's that he had picked was a "soft persimmon" he had chosen after surveying all ten platforms; he hadn't expected this soft persimmon to not be soft at all, and perhaps even tougher than all the other platforms!

Even regarding that Ancient God Clan youth, he felt that the other party might not necessarily be able to condense the Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal!

Outside of the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan on the Imperial Platform, the other Yun-Jin Imperial Clan members who had been defeated in the first two rounds of trials on the mountaintop, including some older royals with soul-lifespans exceeding the limit who couldn't participate, all changed color abruptly upon seeing the Yin-Yang Destruction Array fail.

"Hmm?"

Above the clouds, Emperor Jin's gaze narrowed, and for the first time, he revealed a solemn expression.

Li Hao's previous performance had only made him feel it was interesting, even somewhat appreciative, and he didn't dislike this youth.

But at this moment, he immediately knew that this youth possessed terrifying, peerless talent!

With a soul-lifespan of less than a hundred years, he was actually a Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal holder; this even surpassed the past performances of many Immortal Emperors!

One must know that even the Heavenly Palace Supreme before him had taken a thousand years to condense the Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal, and that was already the ultimate level of monstrosity!

"Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal, he actually has the Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal?!"

On the ground, Jin Fengling saw this scene, and his expression changed, becoming shocked and unsightly.

He suddenly thought of the Golden Dao Origin Divine Fruit he had gone to seek; he feared that the old tree had given that divine fruit to this brat!

Otherwise, even if Li Hao mastered the Nine-Sequence, to completely ignore this Yin-Yang Destruction Array would require comprehension to a relatively high level—at least the Third Realm of Origin!

"Bastard, old tree spirit, you deserve to be driven out of Origin City!"

"Stinking brat, plundering my opportunity, you deserve to die!"

Jin Fengling's eyes revealed anger and killing intent as he stared fixedly at the figure on the Imperial Platform.

While many Yun-Jin Imperial Clan members were terrified, Li Hao did not know his Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal had been exposed, though he had never intended to deliberately hide it; at this moment, he didn't directly manifest the power of the Immortal Seal, simply because he felt it wasn't needed.

He took a large step forward and walked toward the remaining three.

"I'll give it to you, you're strong!"

One of them had a gloomy expression; he took a deep look at Li Hao and turned around, actually flying directly off the Imperial Platform.

Clearly, he saw that Li Hao was currently invincible; after all, from the start of the battle until now, he hadn't even seen Li Hao push his Immortal Seal power to the limit.

Once the power of the Immortal Seal is fully mobilized, it would manifest on the forehead, which meant Li Hao still had strength in reserve—this was too terrifying!

The other two hadn't expected the other party to flee in the face of battle; their expressions changed slightly, but they were not prepared to retreat. One of the youths said: "To be able to come to this Southern Region Battle and recognize a monster like you is actually a joy for me; I, too, shall come to learn from you!"

As he spoke, a long saber condensed in his palm, and his entire aura suddenly became deep, blooming with sea-blue light.

Li Hao saw that he possessed a very deep Water Dao origin, also at the Fourth Realm!

Anyone attempting to compete for these top hundred spots could not be underestimated.

It was just that, merely being this much, compared to him, the gap was too large.

He was expressionless, his half-step invincible fist swung out, striking with a roar, the Fourth Realm space-time power condensed.

That sea-blue saber light slashed over; not only was the Water Dao at the Fourth Realm, but the Saber Dao had also reached the Fourth Realm, enough to look down on the masses at the Tenth Realm of True Immortal.

But in just an instant, his thousand-times-tempered saber intent shattered before Li Hao's space-time power, and the invincible fist intent enveloped him, as if a giant mountain were suppressing him from above.

The youth only felt a terrifying aura above his head, as if from an ancient ferocious beast; Li Hao's disdainful eyes, under the influence of that invincible fist intent, seemed like the deep, pitch-black eyes of an ancient beast.

Boom!

He spat out blood and flew backward, falling directly off the Imperial Platform.

He had reincarnated three times, each time as a dragon among men; in the sects and immortal cities where he resided, he was an existence like a banished immortal, and there was no one who could even be mentioned in the same breath as him.

But upon coming here, he couldn't even withstand one punch from this youth before falling off the Imperial Platform!

When he coughed up blood and scrambled up from the ground, he only saw the youth's back; the other party hadn't even turned his head to look at him again!

At this moment, the youth felt for the first time how vast and how distant the sky beyond the sky truly was!

"I actually..."

His eyes were dazed, and a bitter smile appeared at the corners of his mouth; his three reincarnations had all been standing out from the crowd, yet now, in this peak Southern Region Battle, he was merely an object defeated by a casual punch from a true monster!

Before Li Hao, there remained one woman standing in the air; she had not yet fought Li Hao, but seeing Li Hao defeat that youth with just one punch, her expression also became unsightly.

Finally, she gritted her teeth, lowered her head, and said: "This Imperial Platform, I yield it to you."

As she spoke, she turned and left.

Li Hao's voice came coldly, "I don't need you to yield; you can try to come and contest it!"

Hearing this, the woman's face turned crimson and was incredibly unsightly, but she didn't look back and quickly turned to rush off the Imperial Platform; she felt the rising momentum behind her and knew that if she said one more word, she would likely also be smashed off the Imperial Platform by a single punch!

In the blink of an eye, only the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan and the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal remained on the Imperial Platform, but both were heavily injured.

Seeing that the other three could not match Li Hao, they knew the situation was lost.

"Haotian, is it? I will remember you!"

Jin Jin Zi Yin's injuries had already healed; as a Chaos Giant Deer bloodline, he was among the top tier of many races in terms of healing, but even with his injuries recovered, he knew he couldn't continue to compete with Li Hao.

If Li Hao were merely a Nine-Sequence Immortal Seal holder, they might still have been able to grind Li Hao to death.

But the meridians behind Li Hao, illuminated by the light of the stars of the heavens—as a member of the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan, how could he not know those secret legends? This was the manifestation of the Final Realm of the Heavenly Meridians, the Star Meridians of the Heavens!

Before the power of this Final Realm, no amount of human-sea tactics would be useful, unless one could kill Li Hao in an instant!

Otherwise, the ones who would be exhausted to death would be them!

"Go!"

Without looking back, all five quickly withdrew from the Imperial Platform.

After all, remaining on it required expending great effort to suppress the Law of Death; this law was becoming increasingly violent as time passed, and if they stayed any longer, they would soon be unable to suppress it.

As the five retreated, the Law of Death on the Imperial Platform also vanished in an instant, as if it had never appeared.

Nearby, Lin Qingying, Gu Yan, and others, who had been silently resisting this Law of Death, all felt their bodies relax and immediately felt a sense of relief.

They gazed at Li Hao's back, standing like a demonic god before them, their eyes complex; they hadn't expected Li Hao to truly rely on his own strength to suppress the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan and the others, driving them off the Imperial Platform!

At this time, on the Imperial Platform, the youth with the Nine-Flower Immortal Seal stood at the edge; after the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan and the others left, although he remained on the Imperial Platform, he was only the eighth person on it.

His eyes were complex; when Li Hao easily defeated all five of the Yun-Jin Imperial Clan, he knew that even if he brought out the trump card he hadn't yet used, he feared he would at most be evenly matched with the other party, and might not even have that much certainty.

After all, Li Hao's Immortal Seal had not yet been revealed; he guessed it might also be a Nine-Flower Immortal Seal, otherwise, it would be impossible to condense such a massive Immortal Power momentum!

"I lost."

He said to Li Hao.

Li Hao turned his head to look at him, his eyes very calm, as if saying, isn't this obvious?

Seeing Li Hao's gaze, the youth's mouth twitched slightly, but as a monster, he had the pride of a monster; a loss is a loss, and he held no temper in his heart.

"This Imperial Platform still has spots; can I stay?"

He asked Li Hao.

Li Hao looked up, his gaze sweeping toward the outside of the Imperial Platform, seeing hundreds of figures watching; his eyes were indifferent, and he said:

"If you want to stay, you can; there are two spots left. If others want to come in, just defeat you."

(End of chapter)