178: The Imperial Road Opens

In the core Martial Arts Arena of the Lin family, on the Chaos stone ring.

Lin Huan's figure was like lightning, weaving through the sky-filling blood-colored claw shadows.

His opponent was a veteran Great Saint from the "Blood Fiend Hall" named Xue Tu, whose cultivation had already reached the Peak of the Great Saint Realm, only half a step away from glimpsing the threshold of a Quasi-Emperor.

This person had extremely rich combat experience, and his "Blood Fiend Sky-Rending Claw" was notoriously fearsome, having once torn through the protective Holy Light of Great Saints at the same level.

At this moment, Xue Tu's hair and beard stood on end, and the blood-fiend Qi around his body soared to the sky, transforming into condensed blood-colored giant claws that swiped at Lin Huan from every tricky angle.

Each claw carried a shrill sound of breaking air and the blood-fiend power that corroded the Divine Soul, tearing the space of the ring into pieces.

"Junior! Your Physique is strong, but the gap in Realm is right here! Let's see how much longer you can dodge!"

Xue Tu shouted sternly, his offensive becoming increasingly violent.

He harbored the intention to defeat this currently renowned Qilin of the Lin family under the gaze of everyone, to make a name for himself and for the Blood Fiend Hall.

Lin Huan's expression was calm, his eyes focused.

He did not use the absolute power of his Primal Origin Body to crush him, but instead suppressed his cultivation to the second level of the Saint King Realm, purely circling with the opponent using technique and reaction.

He needed such a battle to temper his power that had just surged.

Whether using a finger or a palm, every strike accurately hit the nodes where the power of the blood-colored claw shadows operated. As the power of the Primal Origin slightly flickered, it could make that fierce blood-fiend power pause slightly, greatly reducing its might.

His movement technique was even more agile, as if he could predict all attacks, always able to dodge in the nick of time.

"Break!"

Lin Huan seized an Opportunity, dodged three intersecting blood claws, suddenly accelerated his figure, and instantly approached within three feet of Xue Tu!

He threw a punch straight into the center, the Chaos luster flowing on his fist, carrying no smoke or fire, but containing the power to collapse mountains and break cliffs.

Xue Tu's expression changed slightly, not expecting Lin Huan's speed to be so fast.

In his haste, he crossed his arms, and the blood-fiend Qi condensed into a thick blood shield to block in front of him.

Boom!

Fist and shield collided!

The blood shield trembled violently, and fine cracks appeared on it.

Xue Tu felt an irresistible force coming, let out a muffled groan, and staggered backward, leaving deep footprints on the hard Chaos stone ring with every step.

He was terrified in his heart; the blood-fiend shield he had condensed with his Peak Great Saint Realm cultivation was actually almost shattered by a punch from a junior at the second level of the Saint King Realm!

The power of this child is simply irrational!

"Good! Come again!"

Xue Tu suppressed his churning Qi and blood, the fierce light in his eyes growing stronger, preparing to unleash his trump card Divine Ability.

Lin Huan also stabilized his figure, preparing to attack again to completely end this battle.

However, at this very moment—

Hum!!!

An invisible fluctuation, whose vastness and profundity could not be described, swept across the entire Primal Ancient Realm and even more distant subsidiary planes at a speed that transcended perception!

The entire Heaven and Earth shook violently!

It was not an earthquake, not an explosion, but a shaking of the very Foundation of the entire world!

It was as if some massive mechanism that had been sleeping for billions of years was suddenly awakened!

Qingzhou, Lin family Martial Arts Arena.

Everyone felt it.

The ground beneath their feet was trembling slightly but continuously, not swaying left and right, but like a heartbeat, one beat after another.

The clouds in the sky were instantly swept away by an invisible force, revealing the even deeper firmament behind them, which seemed to contain countless star vortices.

In the air, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi that had been flowing peacefully was now violently agitated like boiling water, and its concentration was rising rapidly!

Moreover, strands of ancient Dao Rhyme that were profound and mysterious, containing the aura of an "Emperor," permeated from the void and filled the Heaven and Earth, making the Divine Souls of all Cultivators above the Saint Realm palpitate, as if some desire branded deep in their Bloodline had been ignited!

On the ring, Xue Tu's half-condensed blood-fiend Divine Ability was forcibly interrupted by this sudden drastic change in Heaven and Earth, and the energy backlash made his face pale.

He looked up at the sky in astonishment, his eyes filled with disbelief.

Lin Huan also stopped his movements and likewise looked toward the sky.

His Primal Origin Body was most sensitive to changes in the Laws of Heaven and Earth. He could clearly "hear" the rules of the Universe emitting a grand roar, and a road that had been silent for eternity was slowly condensing and unfolding amidst the interweaving of countless Laws!

"This... this is..."

Xue Tu's voice was dry, carrying a tremor.

Below the Martial Arts Arena, all the spectators, whether they were Lin family disciples or visiting Prodigies, all stood up, staring dumbfounded at the strange celestial phenomenon, feeling that majestic Dao Rhyme that filled the Heaven and Earth and made their Souls tremble.

An old and excited voice rang out from the flying boat of a certain Immortal Power, spreading throughout the silent Martial Arts Arena:

"The Emperors Road! The Emperors Road has opened!! The eternal Emperors Road has reappeared in the world!"

Boom!

This sentence was like lighting a powder keg, and the entire Martial Arts Arena instantly boiled over!

"The Emperors Road! It really is the Emperors Road!"

"Heavens! In my lifetime, I can actually witness the opening of the Emperors Road!"

"The Opportunity to become an Emperor! It is in this life!"

Countless people were trembling with excitement, their eyes filled with hot tears.

For a Cultivator, what could be more maddening than the Opportunity to become an Emperor?

On the ring, Xue Tu no longer had any intention of fighting with Lin Huan.

He gave Lin Huan a complicated look, then looked at the sky fanatically, and finally, without saying a word, turned into a streak of blood light, rushed off the ring, and disappeared in an instant.

The Emperors Road has opened, with a massive Opportunity ahead, who still cares about the victory or defeat on the ring?

Lin Huan did not stop him. He also looked up at the sky where the Laws were boiling and the Dao Rhyme was permeating, his chest rising and falling slightly.

He could feel that the Primal Origin within his body had also become more active under this drastic change in Heaven and Earth, as if cheering, as if longing.

The Emperors Road... is this the road that leads to the Emperor Realm?

He clenched his fists, and a raging Battle Intent ignited in his eyes.

Old Ancestor Lin Dao had already held up a sky for him and for the Lin family.

And now, this road leading to the absolute Peak had been laid out. He would definitely step onto it, compete with the Prodigies of the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Realms, verify his own Dao, and pursue that supreme Realm!

Deep within the Lin family, in the Forbidden Ground.

Lin Dao slowly opened his eyes, looked toward the sky, his gaze calm.

"Finally... it has begun."

He whispered to himself, a barely perceptible arc curling at the corners of his mouth.