"Then come along, old man."
With that, Lu Hao tore open a rift leading to the Ninth Heaven and prepared for battle. As for whether the Yang God would turn against him, he doubted it-but even if he did, Lu Hao had nothing to fear.
Lu Hao passed through the rift and arrived at the Ninth Heaven. The first thing he saw was the dazzling Immortal Source, constantly radiating light over this world of the Earth Cave.
Then he looked at the countless blood-red channels densely packed inside the Immortal Source.
Next, Lu Hao saw that the eight Emperors and the Battle Heavenly Emperor had all awakened. Even the Heavenly Emperor in the Source Land behind them had awakened, and they were all looking at him. Only the Earth Emperor was absent, having detached his Dao Fruit long ago.
Apparently, the Seed knew it was no match for him and had told them what was happening.
Lu Hao was not worried in the slightest. Before absolute strength, all of this was futile. "Yang, Lu Hao, I never thought we would meet under these circumstances today. Especially you, Yang-we've missed you dearly."
The Divine Emperor spoke.
"Hmph, you missed me? More like you wanted me dead," the Yang God said with a laugh. Anyone who didn't know better might have thought they were close friends. "They're just a pack of vermin. Why waste your breath on them?"
"Lu Hao, do you really think a little improvement gives you the right to challenge us? Even with Yang here, we will kill you today. Yang, you dared destroy my Human Emperor Sword. There can be no peace between us until one of us is dead!"
The Human Emperor spoke viciously. Hearing his words, Lu Hao and the Yang God exchanged glances. Apparently, the