Chapter 456: Battle in the Imperial Palace

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

The capital of Stone Country was huge and had a majestic aura. Voices were clamoring as people chanted the words “Human Emperor”.

At this point, the experts of the three sects all felt a wave of coldness. This was already unstoppable. Shi Hao’s inheritance became a foregone conclusion. The heavenly dragons on his body were condensed and real. Even mortals could see them here.

Heavenly dragons filled the void one after another. They raised their heads and roared. Ten thousand strands of imperial dragon energy augmented Shi Hao’s body, making him look majestic, like a god looking down on the world.

Even though he was young, his bearing was steady, not matching his age. His eyes were brooding. The sun, moon, and stars appeared in his eyes as he coldly looked down on everyone.

There was no need for others to say anything. His great power had already been formed, accumulating sovereign energy in his body. He even had the support of the divine seal, enabling him to inherit the great destiny of heaven and earth to ascend to the throne.

Shi Hao moved. He stood up and walked down the jade steps from the throne. He had the bearing of a dragon, as well as the posture of a demonic god. It was extremely intimidating.

The person who was berating him just now couldn’t help but back up, feeling great fear. The wave of oppression was almost suffocating.

Shi Hao faced the experts of the three sects alone, yet he was actually so calm and unhurried, making everyone present tremble inwardly.

Shi Hao’s every move carried a great aura as if he was brandishing heavenly knowledge. A powerful oppressive force surged over.

“What is there to be scared of him for? He is just one person, and this is an opportunity. If the pseudo-emperor dares to step out of the Heavenly Palace, we’ll immediately kill him!” An elder said.

Within the central heavenly palace, there was a divine formation between the 12 thick stone pillars. Outsiders were unable to enter, and this was the reason why they stopped outside.

The footsteps reverberated in the central heavenly palace. Shi Hao walked over step by step with a solemn expression. His entire body was covered in dragon energy that surged along with him.

He actually stepped into the divine formation and walked out of the hall, facing everyone.

“He dares to come out. What are you waiting for? This is a traitor to the country. Kill him!” A noble king spoke because he knew that there was no way out for him. He had shouted at Shi Hao, and Shi Hao had stared at him with ice-cold eyes.

“We were invited here to observe the ceremony, so we naturally won’t stand idly by. We should help Stone Country choose a true emperor,” an elder from the three sects echoed.

Boom!

Shi Hao stepped out of the heavenly palace, bringing with him a powerful aura. This final step made the entire palace shake intensely.

“Have you forgotten what I said? Are you treating it so lightly?” He said softly, but his expression was incomparably serious. His eyes flickered with radiance, and his entire body erupted with blazing radiance.

“Attack!” Someone shouted. Since Shi Hao came out, they no longer had any misgivings. They all took out magical artifacts and attacked this youth.

They weren’t afraid because Fairy Yue Chan, Qin Lun, and Five Meters were there. If they were to compare, any one of them had the strength to contend against Shi Hao.

The three sects’ most powerful inheritors appeared at the same time to suppress and kill him. If there was no miracle, he would fall.

Boom!

Magical artifacts tore through the air, and precious techniques blossomed. The place was brilliantly lit. All of the attacks concentrated forward, striking the young expert who had just inherited the throne.

Shi Hao stood on the spot with light erupting in his eyes. His head of black hair danced about, and the heavenly dragon on his body materialized. He raised his head and let out a long cry that shook the entire capital.

At this moment, heaven and earth became silent. It was a strange scene. Dragon roars sounded, but all other sounds disappeared, giving off an extremely empty and deathly stillness.

At this moment, only the dragon’s roar shook the nine heavens!

On Shi Hao’s body, ancient heavenly dragons rose one after another, which rushed forward, attacking the experts of the three sects. A wave of shocking fluctuations spread outward.

“No!” Qin Lun’s expression changed. He shouted loudly and hurriedly took action to stop Shi Hao.

The imperial aura was too powerful. Ordinary people definitely wouldn’t be able to block it, not even those Formation Arrangement Realm elders. The moment the heavenly dragon transformed and revealed its traces, it would also be suppressed.

Five Meters, whose skin was a faint golden color, also moved. He was like a Vajra Bodhisattva. He formed a strange fist imprint and struck forward, bringing with him an extremely powerful aura.

Only Fairy Yue Chan didn’t move, but she activated a formation. Runes surged like a volcano, and bright red imprints bloomed in the void, wanting to suppress Shi Hao.

However, all of this was a bit too slow. Shi Hao stood there, emitting fragrant. A golden lotus emerged beneath his feet, and the irregular scenes were astonishing. He had long erupted in full force.

The Heavenly Dragon soared through the sky and swooped down on the enemies!

Crack!

The magical artifact was struck and shattered. The heavenly dragon rushed over, unstoppable.

Whoosh!

The sound of flesh being torn apart was extremely shocking, and blood splashed. Some cultivators were cut into pieces and fell into a pool of blood. They were unable to stop the heavenly dragon’s diving power.

Everything happened too quickly. The faces of those who were still shouting that they were going to kill the pseudo emperor paled because, in that instant, dozens of corpses were already lying on the ground.

This was a shocking change. It had only just begun, yet Shi Hao had already killed so many experts. Among the dead were elders as well as Formation Arrangement Realm kings.

Their lives were so worthless. When Shi Hao was enraged, blood rushed into the sky. A group of experts died in front of the heavenly palace, dyeing the stone steps bloody.

That was so shocking. Shi Hao was much more powerful than what people knew!

Some elders gasped and said with a trembling voice, “That’s the Human Emperor’s power. This is the initial manifestation of the destiny of the entire country. We can’t let him live!”

This was only the beginning. Shi Hao had just ascended the throne, yet such a mysterious force was already enveloping his body, turning him into a heavenly dragon and protecting him from calamity. If he was given time, he would definitely become a great disaster.

All of this happened in the blink of an eye. Although it sounded slow, it actually happened in an instant.

Boom!

Qin Lun arrived. A precious technique erupted, flowing with five-colored multicolored light. An enormous peacock descended, suppressing Shi Hao.

It was an extremely terrifying precious technique, and its reputation resounded through the ages. It was the Archaic Peacock King’s great divine ability. Back then, it had swept through the world and was unmatched in an era.

It came from the Immortal Mountain. It wasn’t passed down by descendants but was one of their sect’s great divine abilities. It was left behind by pure-blooded creatures and was flawless.

Shi Hao’s eyes were flickering. Facing such experts, he didn’t underestimate the latter. He didn’t use the heavenly dragon’s luck to resist. Instead, he used his own precious technique.

Shi Hao immediately used the Kun Peng technique with unmatched attack power to hack at this opponent. A streak of golden light surged. A divine bird spread its wings and soared into the sky, facing the great peacock.

“What?” Qin Lun was impressed. As soon as he took action, he knew that Shi Hao lived up to his reputation. In fact, he was even more terrifying than the legends. Shi Hao was so domineering that he wanted to suppress Qin Lun right away.

Boom!

The peacock spread its wings and drew out five-colored divine light. It used its ingenious strength to break through the Kun Peng technique and neutralize the extreme Yang attack. The void continuously rumbled and was deafening.

Qin Lun was naturally not afraid. He had an invincible belief in his heart because he came from the Immortal Mountain. The strongest successors of the past generations weren’t afraid of the young supreme beings of the eight regions.

He had this kind of confidence. Although Shi Hao had killed Shi Yi and defeated the myths, he still believed that the inheritance of the Immortal Mountain was the strongest. He wasn’t inferior to anyone in his generation.

However, this short exchange made him frown again and again. Shi Hao was too strong. Even though Qin Lun deflected Shi Hao’s divine power, it still shook the bones in his body until they rang.

At the same time, Five Meters arrived. His hand formed a fist imprint, which was extremely aggressive. The power of his physical body made the void tremble. He was like a golden great sun as he descended, striking toward Shi Hao.

Shi Hao was stunned. He also formed a fist imprint, and with a boom, they clashed head-on. Then, with a raise of his hand, traces of a blade of grass appeared, and Shi Hao slashed out with a whoosh.

It wasn’t just a streak of sword light, but a small realm seemed to have been created by nature. It enveloped this place, stirring up the power of the hazy region and shocking everyone on the spot.

Some great sects had worlds within their palms, as well as spatial power and other things. Meanwhile, the might of Shi Hao’s sword could create such a thing, transforming into “Sword Realm”, which made others sigh with admiration.

Five Meters frowned with a bitter expression on his face. Although he wasn’t afraid, he felt that it was extremely strenuous. He used all his strength to resist. Then, he changed his fist imprint and clashed with the sword realm with a boom.

Something immediately exploded. A few nearby cultivators cried out miserably, blasted by the power. Quite a few people died on the spot, intimidating the people from the three sects.

“Hmm, that’s not right!” Five Meters shuddered and quickly formed a fist imprint. He displayed an infinite divine power and propped up a region. It quickly enlarged and targeted the sword world.

At this moment, he realized how terrifying Shi Hao was. The might of that sword had transcended the sword intent itself. It actually had the true meaning of “one sand, one world; one grass, one heaven”!

It was so terrifying. The divine might force Five Meters to use the supreme technique of his sect to resist the attack.

Shi Hao was stunningly talented with divine methods!

That was Five Meters’ evaluation of Shi Hao. He couldn’t help but sigh. Shi Hao was extraordinary. He actually had such methods. He used the sword to transform into a world and deduced the “world divine power” that the Western Sect was best at before using it to oppose Five Meters.

After a series of collisions, Five Meters moved horizontally. His entire body emitted a golden color. He used his indestructible body to resist a few impacts and displayed his great divine power.

Brilliant symbols flickered, and it was as if there were stars in the void. They descended densely and rushed toward Shi Hao. Fairy Yue Chan’s formation had taken effect.

It was clear that it was the ultimate killing formation. Ordinary methods couldn’t be used to deal with Shi Hao. Only the most powerful symbols could do so.

When they saw this formation pattern appear, the cultivators of the three sects all released a breath of relief. It was because the power of this formation was too great. Even someone as powerful as Shi Hao would be injured if he entered.

Everyone held great confidence in this formation, believing that the situation had already been decided. This was their ultimate trump card.

However, the truth often contradicted people’s conjectures. The most favored attack methods were now useless. The space between Shi Hao’s brows shone, and with a thought, the central heavenly palace rumbled. All of the palace halls shone, and a faint golden light rushed into the heavens.

This place seemed to have become one with Shi Hao. Together, they obliterated the symbols in the void, destroying the formation.

“He inherited the great system and became the new emperor. This palace is sentient. It already recognized him and can be used by him. It was stimulated by his imperial aura, obliterating the killing formation symbols.” Someone saw through the truth.

At the same time, quite a few people shivered inwardly. This so-called spiritual palace was the result of formation patterns laid down by the most powerful individuals.

“No matter what, Fairy Yue Chan, Qin Lun, and Five Meters are here. With them holding down the fort and attacking together, can Shi Hao still win?!” someone shouted.

Any one of them would be a formidable opponent for Shi Hao, let alone three of them. The cultivators of the three sects believed that Shi Hao would be defeated sooner or later.

Boom!

The void shook intensely. Fairy Yue Chan attacked, but the formation was ineffective. She formed a precious seal, her fingers sparkling as she attacked the youth in front of her.

She was as graceful as an immortal and astonishingly beautiful. Once she attacked, she was so terrifying. There was no smoke or fire, but her killing intent was hidden, and her divine might surged into the sky!

Bang!

Shi Hao formed a fist imprint, activating the Kun Peng technique. Golden light surged as he exchanged a blow with her. It was as if a streak of golden lightning hacked through the void, dazzling and resplendent.

He wanted to continue attacking, but Qin Lun and Five Meters arrived and fought with him.

Shi Hao fought three great experts at the same time, which shocked everyone. Even though they felt like he was going to be defeated sooner or later, they were still greatly alarmed.

“He will die in the end!” A few people said quietly and smirked.

“I am the one who will kill all of you. Who can injure me?” Shi Hao seemed to understand what they were thinking as he spoke coldly. He was incomparably calm, possessing a type of great dignity.

Even when facing the three great experts, he still appeared extremely calm. He fought them in turn, continuously erupting with rumbling sounds.

Boom!

In the next moment, imperial dragon energy erupted. Dozens of streaks rose and rushed in all directions. This scene was extremely terrifying. It was as if the Heavenly Emperor was moving. Dragons and snakes rose together to open a path for him.

Pu!

A wave of miserable cries rang out, blood splashing everywhere. Dozens more people were killed on the spot, falling in front of the central heavenly palace.

Now that Shi Hao had become the Human Emperor and attacked, his might shook the heavens and deeply shocked everyone.