Chapter 594 - 590: A Single Hair Cleaves Mountains

Chapter 594: Chapter 590: A Single Hair Cleaves Mountains

Sima Shengjie was a peerless prodigy from the Divine Demon Destruction Domain. There was no way he would let a Martial Artist from a lower realm defeat him.

He called the lower realms a barbaric land, so his methods were naturally far beyond those of ordinary people.

Lin Hao used the Immovable Wisdom King Seal to freeze the space around them. Although Sima Shengjie’s body was immobilized, it didn’t stop him from using a Secret Skill.

Sima Shengjie’s body remained motionless, but a strange phenomenon manifested behind him.

A majestic mountain peak appeared in the void behind Sima Shengjie.

The mountain peak was bizarre—utterly barren, without a single blade of grass.

But the moment the mountain emerged, it felt as if it had propped open the very heavens and earth.

Then, the mountain peak cracked open down the middle, and an Ancient Tree burst forth.

There was no warning whatsoever.

The Ancient Tree was not large, but the moment it appeared, the majestic mountain peak began to shrink at an unimaginable speed.

The Ancient Tree grew at a frenzied pace.

By the time the mountain had vanished completely, the Ancient Tree was already rooted between heaven and earth.

Sima Shengjie’s figure appeared beneath the Ancient Tree.

The Ancient Tree swayed gracefully, sending out wave after wave of ripples.

The ripples spread through the void, all heading toward the massive phantom image in the sky.

Lin Hao’s eyes narrowed. Sima Shengjie now exuded an aura of unattainable, towering majesty.

Lin Hao could no longer even pinpoint his exact location.

Even though they were on the Second Layer, Sima Shengjie’s very presence seemed to have transcended it.

Here, on the Second Layer, Sima Shengjie had carved out his own domain!

’This isn’t a Divine Soul technique. It’s definitely the power of a martial domain.’

For Sima Shengjie to wield the power of a martial domain while at the Elemental Realm was a nearly unstoppable advantage.

Lin Hao’s Immovable Wisdom King Seal was formidable, but Sima Shengjie had grasped a sliver of the profound truths of a martial domain, rendering his physical body impossible to strike.

"You are indeed remarkable, but my true body’s cultivation surpasses the Soul Condensation stage. Although I cannot use my full power here, it is more than enough to deal with you. I’ll ask you one last time: do you surrender or not?!" The Ancient Tree swayed, and standing beneath it, Sima Shengjie looked like a young Divine King.

Lin Hao shook his head. "On the Second Layer, we can only use the power of the Elemental Realm. I fear no one. Even if you’ve touched upon the power of a martial domain, it’s still useless against me."

As he finished speaking, Lin Hao struck again.

This time, Lin Hao’s eyes blazed as he stepped forward and unleashed a punch.

The punch shattered the very space before him!

The Ancient Tree sheltering Sima Shengjie trembled violently, its leaves rustling as they began to fall.

Even though Sima Shengjie was inside his own domain, Lin Hao’s punch crossed its boundary and reached him nonetheless.

Sima Shengjie’s pupils contracted violently at the sight of this attack, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Lin Hao hadn’t even entered the Spirit Transformation Realm, yet he possessed the power to breach a domain. The thought was terrifying.

But Sima Shengjie, though shocked, remained composed and immediately took action.

With a casual wave of his hand, the falling leaves shot back up into the sky.

The next moment, high above Lin Hao, terrifying auras coalesced into a rain of swords.

Lin Hao neither dodged nor evaded, simply throwing another punch.

Although the attack originated from Sima Shengjie’s domain, he was still restricted to the power of the Elemental Realm on this Second Layer. Lin Hao had no reason to be afraid.

Lin Hao’s fist met the rain of swords, once again punching toward the void.

The sword rain was incredibly dense, converging on Lin Hao’s fist, but his single punch shattered it all.

The momentum of Lin Hao’s fist was unbroken as it continued forward with unstoppable force.

Space shattered once again.

This time, however, Lin Hao’s figure flickered and vanished.

Sima Shengjie’s eyes glinted with confusion. Suddenly, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand up.

The next instant, he whirled around.

Lin Hao was behind him!

This left Sima Shengjie utterly stunned.

This was a space he had created with his martial domain—a place where he was the absolute ruler. For Lin Hao to suddenly appear within it... how could he not be shocked!

Lin Hao hadn’t comprehended the power of a martial domain, yet he possessed the ability to traverse one. This ability would terrify anyone.

But Sima Shengjie was no ordinary person. Having slain countless prodigies, he snapped back to his senses in an instant and reacted.

’This is my domain. He may have gotten in, but all he’s done is court death.’

Without any physical movement, merely a thought, the Ancient Tree behind Sima Shengjie stirred.

It moved only slightly, yet it was like the strike of a peerless expert.

A terrifying pressure surged toward Lin Hao.

But since Lin Hao had chosen to enter Sima Shengjie’s domain, he was, of course, prepared.

In that moment, Lin Hao’s will transformed into a world of its own, manifesting the sun and moon and granting him the immense power to resist any force.

The invasive pressure couldn’t shake Lin Hao in the slightest.

Its first strike having failed, the Ancient Tree moved again.

This time, all the leaves detached from the Ancient Tree, seeking to crush Lin Hao.

Something terrifying happened.

The leaves, which seemed as light as feathers, possessed unimaginable power. One leaf brushed past Lin Hao’s body, and upon hitting the ground, it pierced straight through the earth.

A single leaf, heavier than a mountain!

But it was still to no avail.

The moment the leaves began to fall, Lin Hao’s unbound hair began to move on its own, stirring without any wind. Any leaf that touched his body was either instantly annihilated or sliced in two by a seemingly casual strand of hair before falling harmlessly to the ground.

As formidable as the Ancient Tree’s leaves were, the power of Lin Hao’s hair was even greater.

Sima Shengjie’s expression changed drastically.

For a Martial Artist, Refining Yuan can extend to their very hair, but only those who have surpassed the Yin-Yang Realm and reached the Nirvana Realm can manifest such terrifying power through it.

And a Martial Artist who reaches the Nirvana Realm is known as a Saint!

A single strand of a Saint’s hair can annihilate all of creation, and it cannot be broken by anything less than a Tier Nine Spiritual Artifact!

While the power in Lin Hao’s hair had not yet reached the might of a Saint, it was still monstrously terrifying.

Even Sima Shengjie’s true body was currently incapable of such a feat.

Sima Shengjie had never imagined his attack would be nullified in such a manner.

He was stunned, but Sima Shengjie had no more time to think.

The only thing on his mind now was to kill Lin Hao within his domain.

The Ancient Tree was now leafless, with only bare branches remaining. At that moment, all of its branches moved at once.

Each branch was like a peerless Divine Soldier, aiming to slice Lin Hao to ribbons.

However, with his will manifesting a universe and his body at peak fortitude, Lin Hao met the Ancient Tree’s attack. He moved with incredible speed.

There were thousands upon thousands of branches, and it seemed as if Lin Hao had just as many hands.

Within Sima Shengjie’s domain, afterimages of Lin Hao’s fists filled the air, radiating boundless pressure.

Before long, the Ancient Tree that was rooted between heaven and earth was reduced to a bare trunk.

All of its thousands of branches had been shattered by Lin Hao!

Deciding to finish what he started, Lin Hao threw a punch at the Ancient Tree’s trunk.

But just then, the Ancient Tree vanished.

The next moment, Lin Hao’s vision blurred, and he reappeared thousands of miles away.

Back where the Ancient Tree had been rooted, Sima Shengjie’s appearance had changed drastically.

A suit of armor had appeared on his body at some point.

On closer inspection, the armor was composed entirely of the Ancient Tree’s leaves.

Just then, a brilliant light shone down from the heavens, and the armor made of leaves instantly transformed.