A sprawling palace complex!
Lin Hao saw a vast, sprawling palace complex.
The palace complex was comparable in size to a massive city.
To Lin Hao, this wasn’t shocking.
Martial Artists of the Yin-Yang Realm possessed the ability to move mountains and fill seas. As long as one of them took action, constructing such a palace complex would not be difficult.
But when combined with the surrounding terrain, this palace complex was clearly the result of extraordinary means.
The palace complex was surrounded by nine great mountains. Behind each of them, a winding range of mountains stretched into the distance.
Upon closer inspection, they resembled flood dragons.
And the palace complex was encircled by these nine flood dragons.
Nine Dragon Palace!
This was a formation of immense power, a layout designed to seize the fortune of heaven and earth.
This was a terrain forged by a peerless, mighty figure.
Moving countless mountains from within the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm to forcibly create the Nine Dragon Palace formation—the mere thought of such a feat was staggering.
Lin Hao’s eyes narrowed. After staring into the distance for a moment, he was struck by an even greater shock.
The nine tallest mountains served as the dragon heads, while the mountains behind them formed their bodies, extending outward. Each flood dragon pointed in a different direction.
If he wasn’t mistaken, they were all pointing toward the Nine Yang Continent.
’They’re siphoning the fortune of the Nine Yang Continent!’
Suddenly, Lin Hao knew which power this palace complex belonged to.
The Li Long Dynasty!
Lin Hao had long heard of the Li Long Dynasty. Back when he had considered the Celestial Yang Continent to be the entire lower realm, the Li Long Dynasty had been its ruler.
And after the Ancient Road of the starry sky opened, some had said that Martial Artists from the Li Long Dynasty were involved.
But Lin Hao had only heard these things; he had never actually seen a Martial Artist from the Li Long Dynasty.
Even in Chu Tiandu’s memories, there wasn’t much information about the Li Long Dynasty.
One could say the Li Long Dynasty was an extremely mysterious existence.
Lin Hao hadn’t known before, but when he learned that the lower realm also contained the Nine Yang Continent, he had already guessed.
The Li Long Dynasty didn’t just rule the Celestial Yang Continent—it ruled the entire Nine Yang Continent.
Now, seeing this Nine Dragon Palace formation, Lin Hao was even more certain of his guess.
It was clear that the Li Long Dynasty had been secretly manipulating the entire Nine Yang Continent from the shadows.
Lin Hao exhaled slowly, his expression growing more solemn than ever before.
The Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm connected to the Divine Demon Destruction Domain. The deeper one went into the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm, the closer one was to the Divine Demon Destruction Domain, and the weaker the world’s suppression became.
This was also the reason why two Yin-Yang Realm Martial Artists had appeared in the Kan Dragon Royal Court.
Now that the Li Long Dynasty, which had been hiding in the shadows, had finally appeared, the number of Yin-Yang Realm Martial Artists they had would be no less than four.
And that was the lowest estimate.
The Li Long Dynasty was a terrifying behemoth.
Lin Hao’s eyes shone as he gazed toward that area.
The sky appeared normal, but in Lin Hao’s eyes, terrifying runes filled the firmament.
This was true even when his gaze pierced through the void.
The Li Long Dynasty had not only sealed off its own region of the Dragon Transformation Ancient Realm, but it had also sealed the corresponding void space.
Within its borders, not even dimensional space was an exception.
Even though Lin Hao had reached the Yin-Yang Realm and could easily tear through the void, he still couldn’t bypass it!
In other words, the Li Long Dynasty had once again become the center of the Nine Yang Continent. If Lin Hao wanted to return to the Heaven-Stepping Sect on the Celestial Yang Continent, he would have to pass through the Li Long Dynasty.
The Li Long Dynasty’s methods were forceful, domineering, and utterly chilling.
At last, Lin Hao understood why he hadn’t encountered any pure-blooded creatures or archaic remnants along the way.
Within the Li Long Dynasty’s sphere of influence, even pure-blooded creatures and archaic remnants would be no match for them.
As Lin Hao was pondering, he suddenly saw the great gates in the distant palace complex’s massive city wall, the ones facing his direction, slowly swing open.
Needless to say, a Martial Artist within the Li Long Dynasty had discovered his presence.
Lin Hao wasn’t the least bit surprised or shocked by this.
With a faint smile, Lin Hao’s figure flickered, and he appeared outside the gates. Then, he strode right in.
There were no guards behind the gates, but as soon as Lin Hao entered, the gates swung shut automatically.
Lin Hao didn’t look back, a smile playing on his lips.
’A peerless expert is manipulating everything from the shadows, trying to give me a show of force.’
And this was only the beginning.
After passing through the city gates, Lin Hao found himself on an incredibly wide street lined with palaces on both sides.
Although they couldn’t compare to the magnificent palace complex deeper inside, they were still breathtakingly impressive.
It was especially shocking to see that such palaces were all being used for commerce, creating a strange feeling that this was a tremendous waste.
But this strange feeling vanished from Lin Hao’s mind in an instant.
Because Lin Hao saw something even more unusual.
The cultivation levels of the vendors were terrifying.
The Spirit Transformation Realm!
The weakest among them were at the Spirit Transformation Realm.
There were even Martial Artists of the Sealed Martial Realm mixed in.
’If Martial Artists of this level are mere vendors on the streets of the Li Long Dynasty, how astonishing must its true center be?!’
A show of force.
This was the real show of force.
But only a flash of surprise crossed Lin Hao’s eyes before his expression returned to normal.
Stepping onto the street, Lin Hao headed directly for the inner city.
"Who is this young man? Why did the central gates open for him?"
"This young man is terrifying. I can’t see through his cultivation at all. He looks familiar, but I just can’t place him."
"Isn’t it obvious? He must be a young genius from some continent, here to join the Li Long Dynasty."
"A genius? Who dares call themselves a genius in the Li Long Dynasty? Besides, I’ve seen plenty of so-called geniuses, and none of them received this kind of treatment when they arrived."
"He can indeed be called a genius, and he deserves this treatment. Because he is Lin Hao!"
"What?! Lin Hao! Didn’t he perish? How did he show up here?!"
"..."
Several dozen yards behind him, a few Martial Artists were discussing him in hushed tones. But Lin Hao had stepped into the Second Layer of the Yin-Yang Realm; at such a distance, nothing escaped his ears. He heard every single word of their discussion.
Once they realized he was Lin Hao, all discussion ceased.
After all, over four months ago, Lin Hao had single-handedly fought two experts of the Sealed Martial Realm. Now that more than four months had passed, Lin Hao had to be at the Sealed Martial Realm Peak at the very least.
Lin Hao was only sixteen years old. Reaching the Sealed Martial Realm Peak at such an age was practically unheard of.
Although the Li Long Dynasty certainly had no shortage of Martial Artists at the Sealed Martial Realm Peak, those who reached that level by the age of sixteen were as rare as a phoenix’s feather.
Those who could enter the Li Long Dynasty and secure a palace stall were all sharp-witted individuals. Knowing their cultivation was inferior, they naturally fell silent and simply watched Lin Hao walk away.
A few Martial Artists stared at Lin Hao’s back, a mocking look on their faces.
The closer one got to the heart of the Li Long Dynasty, the more terrifying the Martial Artists’ cultivation levels became. A good show was about to start.
At least a few of them knew that there were Martial Artists up ahead who hated Lin Hao to the bone.
The battle between Lin Hao and Lin Wu in the Divinity Realm had caused such widespread devastation that countless spectators from the lower realm had their bodies and souls utterly destroyed.