Chapter 606 - 602: Soul Gathering Realm Peak

Chapter 606: Chapter 602: Soul Gathering Realm Peak

"Lin Hao is incredible! A battle record like this is unprecedented!"

"Absolutely. If you think about it, he’s been fighting in the Third Layer of the Divinity Realm for five days and five nights straight. In that time, countless experts from the Divine Demon Destruction Domain have made their move, yet none of them could take him down. If I hadn’t seen it with my own eyes, I’d never have believed the lower realms could produce a genius like him."

"In just five days, starting at the Early Ninth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm, he’s fought his way to two unprecedented records. It’s not just unprecedented; it’s likely a feat no one will ever repeat. Remember, after Lin Wu set his record in the Third Layer a few days ago, setting even one more was considered a miracle."

"Sigh... It’s a shame, though. He probably won’t escape this time. The people who just went after him... you couldn’t see their faces clearly, but the aura coming from each one was absolutely terrifying."

...

Within the Third Layer of the Divinity Realm, several Martial Artists had gathered, discussing Lin Hao using a secret sound-transmission technique.

They couldn’t help but be stunned.

Five days had passed since Lin Hao first entered the Third Layer of the Divinity Realm. Throughout that time, he was locked in constant battle, his True Essence seemingly inexhaustible.

Over the five days, who knows how many powerhouses from the Divine Demon Destruction Domain had tried to stop him, with each day’s challengers being far more terrifying than the last.

But even so, they were still unable to annihilate Lin Hao’s consciousness.

No matter how much blood Lin Hao coughed up or how many bones were broken, his consciousness endured within the Third Layer of the Divinity Realm.

Time and again, Lin Hao left everyone reeling in shock.

As far as the eye could see, the Third Layer of the Divinity Realm was a scene of devastation—the aftermath of the clashes between Lin Hao and the Martial Artists of the Divine Demon Destruction Domain.

The spot where Lin Hao had first appeared—the cascading waterfall was gone, and the cliff, once hundreds of meters high, had been flattened into the ground.

Every battle was world-shaking. Forget the waterfall—an area several thousand meters across had been leveled. The ground was fractured, with massive new canyons scarring the landscape.

"Are we really not going to follow them and watch?" one of the men discussing Lin Hao transmitted to the others.

"Let’s not. The ones making a move this time are all major figures. Their auras are overwhelming, and they’re radiating killing intent. If they somehow lose to Lin Hao, our families could be the ones to suffer for it. I doubt anyone besides the ancient clans could withstand their fury."

"That’s not a likely scenario, is it? Lin Hao’s been fighting for five days and nights. No matter how powerful he is, his consciousness will definitely be annihilated this time."

"Plenty of people have had that same thought over the past five days. That’s why they attacked him. And the result? Lin Hao annihilated every one of their consciousnesses."

At these words, the others fell silent.

The shock Lin Hao had delivered them was simply too profound.

The Third Layer of the Divinity Realm was immeasurably vast. As the small group fell silent, two figures stood on a high plateau elsewhere in the realm. They were veiled by an Endless Divine Ring, their true appearances obscured.

"They’ve used an ancient Forbidden Skill. By my calculations, they’ll break through the gate to the lower realms soon. You are to descend as well. Find Lin Hao." The figure in front spoke. It was the voice of an old man, calm and unperturbed.

The indistinct figure behind the old man didn’t speak, merely bowing slightly before vanishing on the spot.

’He has mastered two great imperial arts, a student surpassing the master. He even has a quasi-imperial Secret Skill that’s infinitely close to a true imperial art, and has gained some insight into the Dao Sound... Could you truly accomplish what they could not? Difficult... difficult... difficult!’

As the first "difficult" left his lips, the old man’s body suddenly grew faint.

With the second, his body had faded so much he was nearly invisible.

And as the final word was spoken, the old man’s body dissolved completely into the void.

Meanwhile, also in the Third Layer, Lin Hao was racing onward.

He now seemed to be in a savage, untamed land. All around him was a sprawling wilderness of massive trees and colossal boulders, suffused with a primordial aura.

His clothes were long gone, leaving him clad only in a beast-hide skirt wrapped around his waist.

His exposed skin was a mess of mangled flesh and blood.

Lin Hao had endured battles beyond imagination.

Yet despite it all, his eyes remained as bright as the stars in the heavens.

Over the past five days, he had teetered on the brink of death multiple times, but he had pulled through every time.

His consciousness, by surviving, had made Lin Hao even stronger.

Five days ago, Lin Hao was merely at the Early Ninth Layer of the Soul Gathering Realm. Now, he had reached the Peak of the Ninth Layer.

This was normally the final stage of the Soul Gathering Realm, but Lin Hao had reached the Extreme Realm in both the Blood Coagulation Realm and the Elemental Realm. Because of this, he was unsatisfied with his current state.

’At my current level,’ Lin Hao thought, shaking his head, ’I’m not even a match for the Martial Artists chasing me, let alone a true challenge.’

As he sped forward, Lin Hao was like a wisp of smoke, not stirring so much as a speck of dust in his wake.

While he raced along, Lin Hao contemplated how to break through to the Extreme Realm.

In truth, the reason Lin Hao was at a disadvantage against his pursuers wasn’t his cultivation level. It was that his opponents were all long-established figures who had dedicated hundreds, even thousands, of years to the martial path. Their comprehension of domain power had reached the pinnacle.

Although the Third Layer of the Divinity Realm suppressed everyone’s cultivation to the Soul Gathering Realm Peak, they could still utilize their domain powers within the limits of that realm.

This was a gap Lin Hao couldn’t close in a short amount of time.

Lin Hao understood this, of course, but with both the Divine Illumination Scripture and the Dao Sound at his disposal, he was determined to bridge that gap.

He had already cultivated the Divine Illumination Scripture to its limit; it was the very reason he had been able to endure the past five days of relentless battle.

’However,’ Lin Hao felt a strong conviction, ’if I can merge the Divine Illumination Scripture with the Dao Sound, there must be an Extreme Realm beyond the Soul Gathering Realm Peak!’

This line of thinking far surpassed that of other Martial Artists, placing his mindset on a level far above theirs.

In a way, Lin Hao was forging his own path.

It was a path that transcended tradition, one that went beyond the conventional boundaries of the martial way.

Just as Lin Hao was lost in thought, his body came to a sudden halt.

By the time he tried to move again, it was too late.

Several figures materialized around him, trapping Lin Hao in the center.

They had him surrounded, but each figure stood a thousand meters away.

But Lin Hao knew they had sealed off this entire section of the world.

This was the power of a martial domain.

Even if they couldn’t use its full power, it was still terrifyingly effective.

He couldn’t run, so Lin Hao decided not to.

To be precise, he had never truly been running away.

He was a man, not a god; he needed a chance to catch his breath. He had been using the chase as an opportunity to recover his strength.

Now that his power was fully restored, there was no longer any need to run.

"Come at me together. It’ll save us all some trouble," Lin Hao said, his voice deceptively calm as he stood proudly in their midst.

"Even in the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, there aren’t ten people alive who would dare say that to all of us at once. You’ve got guts," one of them said.

His voice was distorted, clearly not his own.

Lin Hao cracked a grin.