Nine Nether Heavenly Emperor

"Hai Batian truly deserves to be one of the Four Great Overlords of Moon City," someone said. "He knows how to choose what's important. Wealth is inconsequential if it's gone; as long as he's alive, what does wealth mean to a Martial Spirit like him?"

"Would that powerhouse be tempted?" people began to speculate.

As everyone's attention was fixated on Hai Batian, suddenly another spectacle drew their eyes away.

A flash of white light surrounded Shi Feng, and he had advanced again.

A Two-star Warrior.

"He... he's advanced! My God, just yesterday I saw him rise by two stars, and today, he's advanced again," someone immediately exclaimed in shock.

"To rise by three stars in just two days... this is... simply defying the heavens!" another person cried out in astonishment.

If they knew that in this short span of two days, Shi Feng had advanced from an ordinary person to a Two-star Warrior, one could only imagine the fantastic expressions that would appear on their faces.

However, Shi Feng was currently concealing his cultivation level. With his skills, no one present, including Hai Batian and Bai Tianxin, could discern his true Martial Arts Cultivation. Otherwise, it could have truly driven the entire city mad.

"Nevertheless," someone spoke up, "behind him stands a Martial King Realm expert, and with the aid of Spiritual Pills and Miracle Medicine, his progress isn't really that surprising."

Many nodded in agreement, their curiosity piqued even further about the powerful person behind Shi Feng, especially considering that the strongest cultivation level in the entire Moon City was only Martial Spirit.

"Hehe." Shi Feng let out a "hehe," his blood-stained face filled with a cold sneer. Looking up at Hai Batian, who still maintained a respectful expression, he shouted loudly, "Wait until I've slain you, then I'll apologize. For now, just go to hell!"

As soon as Shi Feng finished speaking, a white figure burst forth from in front of Hai Batian and threw a punch directly at Hai Batian's face.

It was Dark Evil who had lain hidden beneath the ground! He had changed into the moon-colored white robe given to him by Shi Feng last night, further accentuating the eeriness of his handsome face.

"Hmm?" Hai Batian's eyes widened as he saw a white fist rapidly enlarging before his eyes, sensing a chilling, cold breath emanating from the punch.

Instinctively, Hai Batian quickly retreated backward. Although the punch didn't connect, the icy, chilling breath still struck his face.

Instantly, Hai Batian felt as though his facial skin was about to freeze into ice and quickly circulated his Primordial Power to resist.

Just then, with a loud "boom," a fearsome Earth Stab burst from the ground beneath him.

"Flying Dragon in the Sky!" Hai Batian roared. His figure, which had seemed somewhat disheveled just moments ago, flashed with a golden light and rocketed upward, narrowly avoiding the Earth Stab. From his body, a faint dragon's roar seemed to emanate.

Although Hai Batian managed to dodge the violent strike of the Earth Stab, the attacks continued to ascend, pursuing him upward.

"Human Gun Integration, Mad Dragon Entering the Sea!" Hai Batian bellowed in rage. The Black Iron Xuan Spear in his hand flashed with golden light as he and the spear appeared to merge into one. Dazzling light radiated as Hai Batian transformed into a golden Divine Dragon, plunging down with overwhelming force, while the dragon's roar echoed long over Moon City.

"Roar!" A thunderous explosive noise followed, and onlookers saw the Earth Stabs that had ascended shattering section by section, with debris scattering in all directions where Hai Batian passed.

"This... this is the Imperial Family Long Family's ultimate skills, Flying Dragon in the Sky and Mad Dragon Entering the Sea!" Someone with keen eyes recognized the origins of Hai Batian's Martial Skills and exclaimed in shock.

"It's said that an ancestor of the Hai Family once rescued a member of the Long Family by chance, and in gratitude, that member passed down two Martial Skills from the Long Family. So the legends are true," another person added.

"Hahaha, hahaha!" Hai Batian fell heavily to the ground, the Earth Stabs flattening into nothingness beneath him, the golden light dispersed revealing his true form, his long hair wildly dancing in the fierce wind as he looked up at the sky and burst into insane laughter, "Yin Corpse, it turns out to be a Yin Corpse with Earth Divine Power, heaven has not forsaken my Hai Family, heaven blesses my Hai Family!"

Hai Batian appeared completely mad at this moment, like a Mad Demon, completely devoid of the dignity and superiority that usually accompanied those in power.

Hai Batian kept laughing manically, tears of joy almost spilling from his eyes.

He himself would not have to die, no one today could kill him, even if he was the only remaining martial artist of the Hai Family, it was still the same Hai Family of old.

As long as he remained in charge, no one in Moon City would dare to offend them.

Although he had lost a son, that son was the least capable, and his least favorite.

Hai Batian had two other sons, the eldest Hai Xiong was out for experience, and the second, Hai Tao, was favored by Elder Tian Dang from Heavenly Sweep Mountain and had gone to study under him.

"They will return sooner or later, and when they do, the three of us will restore the Hai Family to its former glory, unify Moon City, and fulfill the ancestral wish the Hai Family has long strived for."

"Hmph! Laughing already, isn't it a bit too soon?" A cold snort abruptly pulled Hai Batian back from his reverie.

Hai Batian fixed his gaze forward, looking at the blood-stained youth, and through gritted teeth spat out, "You! Little! Beast! I, Hai Batian, swear to heavens, today I will tear you to a thousand pieces!"

"Heh." Shi Feng chuckled lightly, not retreating but advancing instead, speaking as he walked towards Hai Batian, "Just before, you were respectful, calling me 'senior' repeatedly, and in front of all of Moon City, you offered to be someone's servant. How come you've changed so quickly? People, truly fickle creatures!"

"Searching for death!" Today, Hai Batian felt utterly humiliated; the events of today would surely turn into a laughingstock throughout Moon City, the talk of every tavern and tea house.

All of today's misfortunes, he owed to the impudent brat before him.

"Sword Sea Unification!" Hai Batian thrust his Black Iron Xuan Spear forward, myriad sword shadows emerged in front of him, quickly condensing into a human-sized azure Sword Qi. With a sweep of his spear, the Sword Qi slashed towards Shi Feng.

"Twenty-nine swords, I saw it clearly just now. The rumors claimed Hai Batian's Sword Sea Unification could only thrust out twenty-eight swords, but unexpectedly, he had already broken through."

As the Sword Qi came slashing down, Shi Feng could clearly feel that even the martial skill displayed by Hai Ming, let alone Steward Yue, could not compare to the Sword Qi that Hai Batian had unleashed.

Where the Sword Qi passed, it made a "sizzling" sound as it tore through the Void, and some onlookers already imagined the scene where the Sword Qi would slice through Shi Feng's flesh, leaving his body severed from his head.

Shi Feng's expression was serious, and he let out a low shout, "Netherworld One Sword!"

At that moment, all the spectators in Moon City widened their eyes in shock, as they saw Shi Feng's right hand form a Sword Finger and point forward.

Suddenly, white Sword Shadows filled the space before him, and they quickly condensed into a human-sized white Sword Qi, thrusting swiftly forward.

"This... this is the Hai Family's Sword Sea Unification, how could he know the Hai Family's ultimate skill? Could he be Hai Batian's illegitimate child? Did Hai Batian cruelly abandon his mother and him, and now he's returned to the Hai Family to seek justice?"

"Thirty swords, I actually saw thirty Sword Shadows just now, this young man actually thrust out one more sword than Hai Batian, heavens, am I seeing this right? He's just a Martial Disciple!"

"Hmph, it's but a mere imitation, does he really think that this way he can withstand Hai Batian's true Sword Sea Unification? Such a fool's dream!"

Thoughts raced through people's minds, because the Sword Qi moved so fast that before they could voice their thoughts, the two blasts of Sword Qi collided.