"Clang, clang, clang!"
Ji Hao transformed into an undefeated God of War and tangled with three imperial figures, continuously using the Battle Saint Method to unleash all manner of deadly Secret Techniques.
Taihuang's gaze blazed as he strode calmly out of the Void, his body wrapped in endless Imperial Dragon Aura, his expression incomparably cold.
The dragon roars rang without end as the Imperial Dragon Aura transformed into True Dragons and coiled around his fists.
One punch collided with Ji Hao's.
It sent Ji Hao back more than ten steps, each step making the Void tremble.
A slender jade hand descended. Though it belonged to a woman, it was even more domineering than a man's. With every gesture, the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth followed her, while boundless divine power pressed down, nearly invincible.
Ji Hao continuously unleashed various Secret Techniques. Everything he had learned before nearly fused together at this moment. If there had been a game interface, then the words above Ji Hao's head would have constantly displayed:
Innate Grand Void Astral Qi experience +100 Void Great Handprint experience +150 Void Severing Two Realms experience +10 Taiji Seal experience +1000 Level up!
Fighting to the point of madness, Ji Hao followed his body's instincts and let out a roar. "Zha!"
It was like the sound of Heaven Opening, yet also like a Heavenly Emperor's Dao shout. It carried immense might and shattered patch after patch of Thunder Clouds.
It contained a portion of the true meaning of the Six-Syllable True Words, but it had already completely fused into Ji Hao's own techniques.
The three Youthful Emperors were all dazed for a few moments. Seizing the opportunity, Ji Hao used his hand as a blade and unleashed Void Severing Two Realms at Taihuang.
Taihuang's offensive power was unparalleled in the world. Whether before or now, he had brought Ji Hao unimaginable pressure. His opponent's combat methods were terrifying. Though this was merely an imprint left by Heaven and Earth, his battle instincts were equally horrifying. As expected of a Youthful Emperor!
"Clang!"
A distant bell rang out, freeing them from its control. Ji Hao's expression immediately turned grave. He had heard this bell before, and more than once.
He had heard it when breaking through the Four Extremes, and also at Purple Mountain. It was the Beginningless Bell.
For the Beginningless Bell to appear during a Heavenly Tribulation meant Great Emperor Wu Shi was here!
"Ha!"
Ji Hao raised a hand in summons, and the Tai Chi Diagram flew over to hover above his head, pouring down streams of Yin-Yang Qi. Then he looked toward the palace in the Firmament.
Before he could make out the figure clearly, an ancient bell came crashing down. The Beginningless Bell was like a towering heavenly mountain, suppressing him from above. Ji Hao had no choice but to form seals with both hands again and evolve Taiji.
Within that grand and majestic cluster of palaces, several more humanoid bolts of lightning appeared. Their features could not be seen clearly, but every one of them carried suffocating pressure.
Another figure stepped out from among the humanoid lightning bolts standing in the palaces. An Ancient Mirror hung above his head, and the Great Dao of the Void coiled around his body. In an instant, he merged into the Void and arrived behind Ji Hao. The Divine Light from the Ancient Mirror shot forth and struck Ji Hao squarely in the chest.
"Void Emperor!" Ji Hao staggered back several steps and coughed up a mouthful of blood. With complicated emotions, he looked at the ordinary middle-aged man before him. It was hard to imagine that someone who would be unrecognizable in a crowd was actually a Great Emperor.
The essence of cultivation was evolution. No matter what one had originally looked like, one would ultimately become a handsome man or beautiful woman, unless one harbored an obsession.
Ji Hao spread his arms. His blood and qi transformed into dragons as he gathered the Power of Heaven and Earth and struck at the Void Emperor.
The Great Void Technique appeared again, leaving no trace when it came and no shadow when it went. It evaded Ji Hao's attack, followed by a pitch-black giant handprint that suddenly appeared and struck Ji Hao in the chest.
"Zha!"
He unleashed the Zha Syllable once more. Only then did he fuse in another portion of the Void Secret Technique, shaking the Void and revealing the Void Emperor's imprint.
It had to be said that battle truly was the fastest way to grow. In such a short time, under this intense combat, Ji Hao had grown at astonishing speed.
One Secret Technique after another came effortlessly to hand as he fought the four Youthful Emperors in a chaotic melee. However, he was no longer as relaxed as before. From time to time, the Void Emperor's mirror light carved bloody wounds across him, or the Primordial Emperor Sword severed an arm. Fortunately, the Fortune Secret Art was powerful enough to keep him locked in the struggle.
However, the balance was soon broken. Another figure stepped out from the immortal palace. The Beginningless Bell flew above his head, pouring down streams of Chaos Qi. His appearance could not be seen clearly, but his body seemed to have merged with the Dao, intimately connected to the Myriad Paths of Heaven and Earth. Even though he was merely a figure imprinted by the Heavenly Tribulation, divine radiance still flickered across his Physical Body.
A fierce glint appeared in Ji Hao's eyes. Though they were all Great Emperors of the Human Race, the gap between Great Emperors could sometimes be enormous—for example, Wu Shi!
If the Great Emperors were paid players in this game called Shrouding the Heavens, then Great Emperor Wu Shi was an administrator reborn, with every talent stat maxed out.
At least before reaching the Saintly Dao, no one could match him. Not even other Great Emperors could do so; they would only end up being beaten apart.
The Innate Sacred Body Dao Embryo was simply too powerful. Among the Great Emperors throughout history, only Wan Qing and Undying could fight him before the Saintly Dao. Perhaps Ruthless could as well, but the chances were slim.
After all, Ruthless's talent made it difficult for him to stand shoulder to shoulder with Wu Shi in the early stages.
The Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art only showed its strength in the later stages. At the very least, one had to transform into a Chaotic Body before the gap could be smoothed over.
Using his hand as a blade, Ji Hao was about to use the Taboo Secret Technique from the Void Scripture again and deal with one Youthful Emperor first.
The youthful Wu Shi remained expressionless. The moment he attacked, he evolved a Taboo Secret Technique. Time seemed to freeze at once. Ji Hao could not bring down his blade; instead, everything was being drawn back, returning to the Origin Point.
"Boom!"
His body was shattered for the first time. Great Emperor Wu Shi immobilized him as the Western Empress Pagoda, the Primordial Emperor Sword, the Hengyu Furnace, and the Void Mirror crashed down, leaving him no chance at all.
He was blasted apart alive, turning into blood that danced across the sky.
"Fortune Myriad Manifestations, forge for me an undying body!" Ji Hao's Divine Sense shouted. Light flowed, and the shattered blood mist reformed into Ji Hao.
"Clang!"
The Beginningless Bell rang again, and ripples spread outward. Ji Hao's newly reassembled body was about to return to a state of blood mist.
Beginningless Technique!
"Fuck!"
"Using a Taboo Technique right away? Are you targeting me that badly?!"
"I haven't even dug out your essence blood yet!"
"Then let's compare!" Ji Hao hardened his resolve. The Power of Time lit up in his left eye and shone toward the Beginningless Bell. Heaven and Earth turned black and white, and even the ripples were frozen.
But it was not stable, and they continued to spread. Ji Hao's body was constantly pulled between blood mist and reassembly.
However, there was more than one opponent, and they had no sense of fair play.
The four Emperor Weapons crashed down again. Ji Hao summoned the Tai Chi Diagram and transformed it into the Other Shore Golden Bridge, suppressing the surrounding space and blocking them firmly.
"Clang!"
The Other Shore Golden Bridge was sent flying back. The Western Empress Pagoda and Hengyu Furnace broke through the obstruction and continued smashing toward him.
A black streak flashed past. The Dragon-Pattern Black Gold Sword tried to come to his rescue, only to be blocked by the Primordial Emperor Sword.
The Saint Spirit Furnace lifted its lid and spewed boundless flames, colliding with the Hengyu Furnace. Clearly, although the Nine-Colored Divine Fire was powerful, it was still somewhat inferior to the imprinted Hengyu Furnace before him.
The Western Empress Pagoda was also entangled by the Tai Chi Diagram, along with the Void Mirror.
But there were not only four Emperor Weapons here. The four Youthful Emperors had yet to attack!