Chapter 595 - 591: Young Master Jinglian

Chapter 595: Chapter 591: Young Master Jinglian

The armor formed from the leaves of the Ancient Tree shimmered with a myriad of colors as it met the celestial radiance.

At the same time, a terrifying aura permeated heaven and earth.

Sima Shengjie took a step forward, his entire form surging in size. From a distance, he looked just like a Divine King!

Lin Hao stared at him, his expression grave.

The power of his domain had transformed into battle armor that clad his body. This was undoubtedly Sima Shengjie’s strongest state in the Second Layer.

Although Lin Hao possessed an invincible conviction, he still had to treat a Sima Shengjie like this with caution.

Lin Hao stood proudly in the void, responding to all changes by remaining unchanged. His eyes were already calm.

Sima Shengjie’s disposition had also changed dramatically. A golden light flickered in his eyes.

Staring at Lin Hao, entire ages seemed to pass within Sima Shengjie’s eyes, suns and moons rising and falling in an endless cycle.

At this moment, the Second Layer was actually showing signs of collapse!

Sima Shengjie was terrifying to the extreme, having already brought his martial Dao to its absolute peak in the Second Layer.

The current Sima Shengjie had integrated himself with the world, possessing a terrifying power. Lin Hao didn’t dare to move.

One move would invite a thunderous blow.

Yet, even facing such a terrifying Sima Shengjie, Lin Hao’s eyes remained perfectly calm.

Sima Shengjie had his Dao, and Lin Hao also had his own.

At this moment, Lin Hao was using the phenomenon created by Sima Shengjie to comprehend his own Dao.

Lin Hao’s Dao came from the Dao Sound.

Ever since obtaining the Dao Sound, Lin Hao had discovered that although he hadn’t comprehended much of it, he was progressing at every moment.

For example, he had just used his will to manifest the sun and moon, internalizing his imperial techniques. This would have been unimaginable in the past.

But now, he could do it with ease.

At this moment, Lin Hao faintly felt a new understanding dawning.

This was thanks to Sima Shengjie.

Learning from his opponent’s strengths, gathering the best of all schools—this had always been one of the reasons for Lin Hao’s progress.

Gradually, Sima Shengjie noticed that something was wrong.

His aura had been climbing, the original intent being to pressure Lin Hao and then take him down in one fell swoop.

But Lin Hao was too strange.

An air of peace surrounded Lin Hao, yet it gave Sima Shengjie an ethereal, illusory feeling.

Lin Hao was clearly standing right before him, unmoving, yet Sima Shengjie had the feeling that Lin Hao was growing more and more distant.

’He’s not just getting farther away, his body is merging with the world itself!’

’The world is filled with Dao Rhyme, and Lin Hao is using it to achieve enlightenment!’

Sima Shengjie’s eyes snapped open wide, and a golden light flashed, slashing toward Lin Hao.

This golden light was terrifying to the extreme, carrying a pressure that could annihilate all things.

The void itself was being torn apart by this golden light!

Yet Lin Hao remained completely still, and the golden light vanished the moment it reached him.

Sima Shengjie’s pupils contracted sharply.

This was his strongest state; he saw with perfect clarity why the golden light had disappeared.

The moment the golden light reached Lin Hao, it hit an invisible barrier before being broken down by the world itself.

’My opponent has turned the world into a furnace, and he’s Refining everything!’

Sima Shengjie reached out and plucked an entire mountain from the earth.

Then, without any perceptible movement, he had already transformed the mountain into a weapon and slashed it toward Lin Hao.

This was the power of a martial Dao domain.

Within his martial Dao domain, he was the master, capable of Refining all things.

Of course, Lin Hao was an anomaly, beyond his control.

This slash was unleashed with the power of Sima Shengjie’s domain, and since he had integrated that power into his own body, it was incomparably mighty.

Even though Lin Hao was immersed in a peculiar Dao Rhyme, he still sensed the danger.

Lin Hao made his move, meeting Sima Shengjie head-on.

BOOM! RUMBLE RUMBLE!

The sky roared, and the earth crumbled.

The entire Second Layer was shaking violently.

Amidst this tremor, Lin Hao and Sima Shengjie clashed.

A great battle erupted. The two fought from the heavens to the earth, shattering one mountain after another, wiping one cascading waterfall after another from existence.

The entire Second Layer was suffering a great calamity.

During this process, several mountains began to glow.

Those were all strongholds established by powers associated with the Divine Demon Destruction Domain.

Aside from the powers with a background in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, which managed to survive the clash, all other factions ceased to exist.

"This boy is formidable. Even Sima Shengjie is no match for him. Go and investigate his background."

The several youths who had originally been in the void had now entered one of the mountains. They were geniuses from the Divine Demon Destruction Domain. Although they didn’t like to linger in the Second Layer like Sima Shengjie, they too had established strongholds here.

In the Second Layer, a giant sword was plunged into one of the mountains. On the sword were the three words: "Jinglian Saint Institute."

At this moment, a youth stood beside the giant sword.

The youth stood with his hands behind his back, his bearing extraordinary.

Behind the youth, several people stood respectfully, among them an old man with white hair and a white beard.

"His hair would be a fine material for Artifact Refining. It can’t be wasted." The youth was also watching the great battle in the distance.

"Young Master, rest assured. We will discover his identity in the lower realms as quickly as possible," the white-haired old man said with great respect.

Without turning his head, the youth replied coldly, "Mm, you should hurry. Otherwise, there won’t be another chance."

"Y-Young Master... there are billions of people in the lower realms! To sacrifice so many just to reforge the Emperor’s Soldiers... it’s an affront to the heavens..." A middle-aged man’s expression shifted multiple times before he suddenly fell to his knees before the youth.

"Heh heh..." The youth chuckled.

But the old man’s face changed drastically. He suddenly struck, annihilating the middle-aged man, then abruptly knelt.

The others did the same, prostrating themselves on the ground, not even daring to breathe loudly.

The youth didn’t turn back, seeming not to know what had just happened behind him.

The faces of the people behind him turned exceptionally pale, their bodies trembling uncontrollably. Not even the old man was an exception.

They were people from the lower realms, but this youth was the Young Master of the Jinglian Saint Institute from the Divine Demon Destruction Domain. The difference in their status was simply too vast.

The expressions on their faces kept changing. After a few breaths, a look of resolve appeared in their eyes. Just as they were about to act against themselves, a voice suddenly rang out, "Reporting to the Young Master, someone from the Celestial Yang Continent has arrived with an urgent matter to report..."

"Have the person next to you speak for themselves," the youth’s voice sounded.

He didn’t turn around, but everything behind him was under his control.

A moment later, the youth’s body stiffened, and he spun around abruptly.

His eyes were like daggers as he asked one of the kneeling men, "Did he really say that?!"

"Y-Yes, this is the Aurora Ruler brought from the Saint Institute. Please, Young Master, take a..."

The man’s words caught in his throat.

Because the Aurora Ruler in his hand was already in the youth’s grasp. There was no need to say anything more.

’The hand seal was broken... could it be that person is still in this world?!’ The youth seemed shocked. He immediately shook his head. ’No, he can’t possibly still be alive. The only explanation is that someone has obtained his legacy!’

The youth stared at the Aurora Ruler, lost in thought.

Meanwhile, in the distant void, the battle between Lin Hao and Sima Shengjie was drawing to a close.

The result was shocking.

Sima Shengjie’s consciousness was shattered in the void.

Just as the youth was lost in thought, a streak of light shot toward this area...