Ji Hao's expression turned somewhat grave. Though he had expected this, seeing the Youthful Emperor descend still made his blood boil!
"Ha!"
Every pore on Ji Hao's body opened, erupting with tens of millions of rays of light. His skin glowed as it absorbed and exhaled the Essence Qi of this world. His flesh, organs, and bones all seemed to breathe.
Divine Power shattered layer after layer of Thunder Clouds. Points of light lit up across his lower abdomen—the Gates of Potential had been opened to their limit.
His Dao Palace seemed to truly transform into heaven and earth, its five Divine Deities becoming the Five Directions Heavenly Emperors, guarding the wilderness.
His limbs stretched out to commune with heaven and earth, nearly merging with the Dao. Emperor Blood boiled within him, transforming into streams of crimson divine radiance.
His vital energy and blood resembled a True Dragon, and dragon roars rang from his spine as though he were about to break into the Dragon Transformation Realm. His foundation was simply too profound.
Even an Emperor could not have imagined such a tremendous opportunity as comprehending the Eastern Emperor Bell Fragment and the Haotian Mirror Fragment. There was also the comprehension of the laws of heaven and earth when he condensed his Heavenly Eye.
Yet Ji Hao still suppressed it.
His Essence, Qi, and Spirit continued to ascend. Before long, Ji Hao touched upon a Barrier that he could not break through. He knew that it was the legendary Divine Forbidden Barrier.
After his physique had ascended, he easily reached the limit of the Eight Forbidden. But breaking into the Divine Forbidden was not so simple.
"Only battle!" Ji Hao's eyes blazed. He strode with the bearing of a dragon and tiger, like a Youthful Immortal King sweeping aside everything in his path. With Heavenly Shift and Earth Exchange, even the sun and moon had to reverse for him.
He raised his hand and unleashed the Void Great Handprint.
The pitch-black handprint covered the Firmament, shattering space layer by layer. Its power was evident.
Taihuang strode forward with the bearing of a dragon and tiger, Imperial Dragon Aura coiling around him. He seemed like both a True Dragon and a divine sword.
The next moment, Taihuang swung his sword. The Void trembled faintly as the Primordial Emperor Sword slashed through the air toward the Void Great Handprint. Ancient and majestic, its Imperial Dragon Aura was sharp and resplendent upon the blade. Its sword radiance was like a long river, cleaving apart even the Void itself.
Ji Hao's gaze sharpened. Azure spatial power shot from one eye, freezing everything before him, Taihuang included.
Taking advantage of that opening, he sent the Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword and the Sword Germ into the Saint Spirit Furnace to refine them.
Suddenly, a slender jade hand appeared behind Ji Hao without anyone knowing when it had arrived.
Clang!
The jade hand collided with the Yin-Yang Life-and-Death Diagram, unleashing ripples.
Blazing Divine Fire transformed into a fire phoenix and pounced at Ji Hao. Unwilling to be outdone, Ji Hao struck out with a stream of Innate Grand Void Astral Qi.
Flames and Void ripples erupted at once, twisting everything around them. Yet a foot stepped onto the ripples and directly calmed them.
It was Great Emperor Hengyu!
At the same time, Taihuang shattered the spatial restraint, Imperial Dragon Aura soaring into the sky around him.
The emerald Western Empress Pagoda, the crimson Hengyu Furnace, and the Primordial Emperor Sword transformed into a True Dragon all charged toward Ji Hao together!
"Excellent timing!" Ji Hao shouted.
His right hand formed a Fist Print and unleashed the Hengyu Fist to meet the Hengyu Furnace. His left hand traced a mysterious mark and used the Heaven-Cutting Finger to block the Western Empress Pagoda.
Power of Time burst forth from his left eye and struck the True Dragon formed from the Primordial Emperor Sword, directly reversing time and returning it to Taihuang's hand.
The Hengyu Furnace and Western Empress Pagoda flew back, while Ji Hao's body merely swayed slightly.
The spatial power in Ji Hao's right eye was azure, while the Power of Time in his left eye was silver-white. This had nearly surpassed the scope of Martial Dao Heavenly Eyes; it was more like an innate Supernatural Power such as Double Pupils or the Supreme Bone.
As for the Heavenly Eye between his brows, it was an embodiment of the Other Shore Trait.
It had to be said that Daoist Celestial Worthy was truly generous. With one move, he had granted an Other Shore Trait across the boundless Chaos Sea.
Though Ji Hao could not understand how he had crossed the boundless Chaos Sea to help Ji Hao cultivate his Heavenly Eye, that did not hinder his reverence for Daoist Celestial Worthy.
The Most Ancient One's strength was likely enough to rival the Sacrificial Dao level, and he was absolutely not some inferior Sacrificial Dao like the Bizarre Ancestors.
He could stand shoulder to shoulder with a Heavenly Emperor.
Their fists collided, and scorching flames ignited and burned away the clothing on Ji Hao's right arm, revealing the lean, powerful muscles and clear lines beneath.
The flames transformed into a fire phoenix, identical to Great Emperor Hengyu's earlier attack. It was a killing Secret Technique recorded in the Hengyu Scripture!
Though Great Emperor Hengyu's face was blank, his reaction was incredibly swift. He too unleashed a fire phoenix.
The two collided.
Centered on the point of impact, visible crimson ripples spread outward, destroying everything before them.
A tremendous boom rang out as the ripples spread. At that moment, Taihuang wore a crown and held the Primordial Emperor Sword, striding forward with Imperial Dragon Aura around him, his movements broad and imposing.
Boundless Divine Light erupted. A True Dragon shook the vast Firmament, and the Primordial Emperor Sword revealed all its sharpness. For a time, the space between heaven and earth became a field of slaughter, strands of killing intent coiling through it and astounding the world.
The Western Empress Pagoda bloomed with boundless holy light, threads of Divine Power falling from it and shattering the Void. A majestic woman hurled it forth. Though the little pagoda was not large, it carried the might to crush the Heavens.
Watching the three Youthful Emperors charge at him,
his Battle Intent surged, and he roared, "Sword, come!"
A black ray shot into the sky from the Saint Spirit Furnace. The palm-sized Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword carried the power to tear apart the Firmament as it shot toward the Primordial Emperor Sword!
The Tai Chi Diagram transformed into the Other Shore Golden Bridge and met the Western Empress Pagoda with the power to suppress the myriad worlds. All the shattered space created by the Western Empress Pagoda was suppressed along the way.
The Saint Spirit Furnace was hurled out and transformed into a blazing sun, contending against the Hengyu Furnace.
Divine Power surged within Ji Hao. His limbs stretched out as he drew upon the Power of Heaven and Earth. Battle Intent soared from his entire body, making him seem like a God of War, unstoppable as he took the initiative to charge at the three Youthful Emperors!
He silently circulated the Battle Saint Method, his entire body shining with brilliant Divine Light.
Taihuang used one hand as a sword, releasing streak after streak of earth-shaking Sword Light that filled the sky, as though they would tear apart the Greater Universe itself.
Ji Hao used the Battle Saint Method to imitate Imperial Dragon Aura, likewise unleashing streams of Sword Qi.
That was not all. One Nine-Leaf Sword Grass after another appeared around him. They were extremely unstable and illusory. He was using the Battle Saint Method to simulate the Grass-Character Sword Art. Though it was only an imitation, the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass still erupted with heaven-shaking sword radiance. Sword Qi arced like rainbows, turning into a vast expanse of white that surrounded him.
Great Emperor Hengyu formed a Fist Print. Every step he took seemed to land upon the Great Dao of heaven and earth, while overwhelming Divine Power shattered the Void.
Boom!
Ji Hao formed a Dharma Seal with his other hand, and a Primordial Divine Mountain appeared, like a pillar holding up the sky as it crashed directly into the attack.
Divine Power surged like raging waves. All kinds of Secret Techniques and Mystic Techniques erupted in an instant, turning this place into an ocean of Divine Power.
Roar!
Ji Hao roared and charged step by step toward the Heavenly Tribulation, unstoppable. His blood boiled throughout his body, while his vital energy and blood rose like wolf-smoke for thousands of miles. Points of light shone across him—the Gates of Potential. He was like a Celestial God, terrifying beyond measure and overwhelmingly powerful!
The powers of time and space in his eyes nearly merged together, faintly about to open the Heavenly Eye upon his forehead.
He was almost about to break through that layer of restraint. He raised his hand and clenched the air, causing chains of order to emerge. Phenomena appeared as the sun and moon reversed, the Power of Time danced, and a great river without beginning or end seemed to surge onward.