Chapter 98 - 91: Competition, Reaching the Summit Simultaneously

Chapter 98: Chapter 91: Competition, Reaching the Summit Simultaneously

Jiang Hao noticed that the peerless freaks were also rushing frantically in that direction. Obviously, an even more terrifying inheritance lay within the Nine Mountains.

But at some point during Jiang Hao’s journey toward the Nine Mountains, it happened.

HUM!

A terrifying fluctuation rippled from ahead. He looked up, only to see a blunt sword, radiating brilliant divine light, tearing through the air.

The moment this ancient sword appeared, many peerless freaks looked up, their eyes filled with shock.

It was an unsharpened, terrifying Sword Embryo. Chaos Qi wreathed its blade, rendering it unimaginably formidable.

As the Sword Embryo flew over Jiang Hao’s head, the Cyan Lotus Martial Soul within his body suddenly trembled violently.

"Hmm?"

This reaction took Jiang Hao by surprise. The appearance of the Sword Embryo had actually drawn the attention of his Cyan Lotus Martial Soul.

However, he had no time to dwell on it. The Sword Embryo moved at blinding speed—arguably the fastest of all Divine Weapons. In the blink of an eye, it vanished beyond the horizon.

"Could it be an Ultimate Dao Artifact?"

After a brief moment of astonishment, Jiang Hao didn’t hesitate and immediately resumed his flight toward the Nine Mountains.

He and his peers were not the only ones eyeing the inheritances within the Nine Mountains. Countless peerless geniuses and monstrous prodigies were also sprinting in that direction.

By the time Jiang Hao entered the Nine Mountains, world-shaking battles had already erupted all around him. A peerless prodigy had obtained a terrifying artifact within the mountains, instantly triggering a heaven-shaking melee.

In an instant, the entire Earth Realm of the Nine Mountains was a blur of flashing blades and crossing swords. Terrifying Sword Qi and saber energy practically swallowed the area whole. Even Jiang Hao had no choice but to wield the ancient sword he had just seized, repelling countless terrifying Cultivators as he forged ahead.

The peerless freaks, on the other hand, simply went on a killing spree, desperately charging toward the peaks of the Nine Mountains.

"In that case, you can’t blame me for what happens next."

Left with no other choice, Jiang Hao could only slaughter anyone who dared stand in his way, be they gods or buddhas. In this era of great strife and on this cruel path, even a sliver of a Holy Mother’s naive mercy would guarantee his own death. This was the fate of a Cultivator. To become a true powerhouse, one was destined to step upon mountains of corpses and wade through seas of blood to reach the pinnacle.

In an instant, rivers of blood formed wherever the countless peerless freaks and monstrous prodigies passed.

"The Ghost-faced Cultivator?"

"Crap, get out of the way!"

The moment a large number of Cultivators caught sight of that black robe, they fled in panic. However, everyone had lost their minds by now. Even more Cultivators were still fighting tooth and nail for the treasures, completely disregarding whether they were blocking the path of a peerless freak.

Glancing briefly at the peerless freaks elsewhere, who were rapidly approaching the summits as if moving through an uninhabited land, Jiang Hao’s pupils shrank abruptly. His grip on the ancient sword tightened.

At this moment, everyone’s mentality had shifted. Everyone in sight was an enemy. Even Jiang Hao gradually came to understand the law of survival in this world.

"Those who stand in my way will die!"

RUMBLE!

In an instant, boundless sword light illuminated the night sky. Jiang Hao ultimately transformed into a Dark Night Asura as well, frenziedly carving out a bloody path as he sprinted toward the summit of the Nine Mountains.

He knew very well that this was a battle for supremacy among geniuses. The older generation was forbidden from intervening; this was their era. And the battle for supremacy all came down to fighting for opportunities. If he fell a step behind today, he would remain a step behind forever.

Not to mention, he was currently besieged on all sides. The Celestial Sword Sect’s flood of proud sons and daughters of heaven was already pressing down on him to the point of suffocation. Only by fighting with everything he had could he carve out a sliver of survival.

By now, the peaks of the Nine Mountains were shooting brilliant light into the sky. It went without saying that the summit of each Divine Mountain held earth-shattering inheritances. Obtaining one would be akin to transforming into a dragon and ascending to the peak of the world.

The only question now was which Divine Mountain to choose, as all nine had world-shaking inheritances surfacing.

"The Nine Mountains stand side by side; I’ll choose one in the middle," Jiang Hao thought.

Making up his mind, he immediately dashed toward the central peaks of the Nine Mountains.

However, a moment after he made his choice, it happened.

BOOM!

Bursts of Emperor Realm pressure erupted from the summit of a certain Divine Mountain. A golden secret tome slowly levitated into the air, its golden light dazzlingly bright.

"An Imperial Extreme Technique? An Imperial Extreme Technique has appeared on that Holy Mountain!"

In a flash, countless monstrous prodigies changed direction, heading straight for the summit of that Divine Mountain. At the same time, the other eight Divine Mountains also erupted with endless Emperor Realm auras. Some revealed Imperial martial arts, while others manifested Imperial Secret Techniques. The sheer variety of Imperial inheritances was blinding.

It wasn’t just Imperial inheritances appearing simultaneously; there were also countless Venerable and Supreme Venerable inheritances, Saint Dao Fruits, and Divine King’s Inheritances.

In just a few short moments, countless peerless geniuses and monstrous prodigies made their choices, flying toward the summits of the Divine Mountains they desired.

"Imperial martial arts and Imperial Secret Techniques are opportunities of a lifetime. If I miss this chance, who knows when I’ll encounter them again."

Looking at the inheritances across the Nine Mountains, Jiang Hao found himself in a dilemma. Whether it was martial arts or secret techniques, both were resources he currently lacked the most, and he wanted them all.

However, compared to martial arts and secret techniques, Jiang Hao ultimately chose Cultivation Techniques. After all, martial arts and secret techniques could be replaced, but a Cultivation Technique could not. Furthermore, a Cultivation Technique could be used the moment it was acquired, whereas even if he seized an Imperial martial art or secret technique, he wouldn’t be able to use it anytime soon.

Not to mention, Cultivation Techniques were far scarcer than the other two. A Cultivator might create countless martial arts over their lifetime but would rarely create a Cultivation Technique. Moreover, seizing a bunch of martial arts and secret techniques that he couldn’t use immediately would only turn into hot potatoes in his hands.

"I’ll choose the Cultivation Technique!" he thought to himself.

Jiang Hao immediately changed direction, heading toward the Divine Mountain where the Imperial Extreme Technique had appeared. As he adjusted his course, countless peerless geniuses and peerless freaks also flew toward that same Divine Mountain.

Clearly, everyone shared the same line of thought.

For a time, the number of Cultivators flying toward that Divine Mountain was innumerable—so many that it made one’s scalp tingle. Seeing so many peak-level figures making the exact same choice, the majority of the regular peerless geniuses quickly gave up, watching the scene with lingering fear.

That Divine Mountain was destined to become the site of the most tragic and brutal struggle.

Countless Cultivation Techniques slowly rose and hovered quietly beneath the night sky, radiating endless brilliance like pieces of fruit waiting to be plucked.

In an instant, the sky full of peerless geniuses and monstrous prodigies surged onto the Divine Mountain, erupting into a heaven-shaking battle. The entire Divine Mountain instantly rang out with deafening rumbles. Any single Cultivation Technique here was enough to make over ninety percent of Cultivators risk their lives.

"A Divine King-level Cultivation Technique?"

As Jiang Hao passed by countless Cultivation Techniques, he conveniently swept them all up while continuing his flight toward the summit of the Divine Mountain. Resting quietly at the peak was an Emperor’s Extreme Divine Skill, its Emperor Realm aura terrifying to behold.

The current Jiang Hao was no longer who he used to be. His speed was jaw-dropping, even noticeably faster than those peerless freaks.

"How is he so fast?"

In less than fifteen minutes, Jiang Hao became the first to reach the summit, making a sudden grab for the Imperial Extreme Technique. Unlike Divine Weapons, the Imperial Extreme Technique did not possess an Artifact Spirit of its own. Therefore, when Jiang Hao reached for it, he encountered no resistance and grabbed it right in his hand.

"I got it just like that?"

The moment he grabbed the Cultivation Technique, joy welled up in Jiang Hao’s heart. But before he could even store it in his Spatial Ring, a large hand clamped onto the other end of the tome at almost the exact same time.

The two of them had grabbed it almost simultaneously, and both felt the resistance from the other side. They suddenly looked up, their eyes locking onto each other.