Gu Ruoyun had not used the pill when she was first pursued by the Lin family because she was only a low-level Martial Supreme at that time. Even if she were to use the Supreme Mystery pill then, she would have only broken through to the rank of a mid-level Martial Supreme. That would not be much of an advantage to her in that battle.

This time, however, it was different!

Boom!

The powerful force generated by the breakthrough flung the Lin family members who had been charging towards her out of the way. A great hurricane then appeared and hovered above her head, giving off a deeply suffocating feeling.

"A high-level Martial Supreme?"

A radiant light flashed across Lin Fen's eyes.

This little girl actually has a pill that allows a mid-level Martial Supreme to breakthrough to the rank of a high-level Martial Supreme? If we could obtain her pills, it would bring great benefit to the Lin family!

"Gu Ruoyun, needless to say, I admire you very much. You had broken through to the rank of a mid-level Martial Supreme in a short period of time and now you've used a pill to reach the rank of a high-level Martial Supreme! Nevertheless, I am someone who has already broken through to the Martial Saint rank. Do you think that your powers are any match for mine?"

The corners of Lin Fen's lips were curled disdainfully. He was not worried at all about Gu Ruoyun's new breakthrough.

Gu Ruoyun slowly closed her eyes and whispered quietly from her heart, "Ninth Emperor, even though I'm not sure of your connection with me nor do I understand why you've recognized me as your master, I know that you have a mind of your own. Are you willing to fight side-by-side with me now?"

Previously, the Ninth Emperor had quietly stayed in Gu Ruoyun's mind and had shown no signs of movement.

However, when she had swallowed the flaming dragon's spirit in the blazing cave, she immediately felt a link form between the Divine Weapon, Ninth Emperor, and herself in more ways than one! After that, she understood that the more powerful she becomes, the easier it would be to communicate with the Ninth Emperor.

Now, if she wishes for the Ninth Emperor's help in battle, she could directly ask it for a helping hand.

Buzzt!

A buzzing noise sounded within her mind.

The Ninth Emperor, which had been residing quietly in her mind, finally made a move...

Instantly, the skies turned dark and grey as lightning flashed and thunder crashed. The wind and rain intermingled to form a mighty storm.

At that very moment, a ray of flaming red light shot out from Gu Ruoyun's body. It entered the heavens and tainted the initially gray and gloomy skies into a bloodred hue. It was as if it had placed itself at the center of a sea of raging flames.

The Ninth Emperor has emerged, it was a shift in the realm!

The great cultivators in the Northern Block Territory all seemed to sense the change. Every single one of them could not stop themselves from flying into the air and sending their gaze towards the direction where Gu Ruoyun was.

"A Divine Weapon has just been born. It looks like a slew of chaos will soon occur in the Northern Block Territory."

"That's right. This Divine Weapon isn't like most other weapons either. It looks like it is ranked as the best of the best amongst the other Divine Weapons."

...

At this time, Gu Ruoyun was completely unaware that because of the Ninth Emperor's emergence, scores of great forces in the Northern Block Territory have fallen into a sensation. Furthermore, they were spurring their horses at full speed and were on their way towards her...

"What's that?"

Lin Fen was dazed as he stared in mild astonishment at the sword hovering in front of Gu Ruoyun. He does not know why but he could actually feel a faint sense of deep suppression.

A Divine Weapon?

That's right, only a Divine Weapon could give off this kind of feeling.

Lin Fen licked the corners of his lips as his eyes filled with greed. "Gu Ruoyun, you Martial Supreme level piece of trash, you can't even harness the full potential of a Divine Weapon! You should give that Divine Weapon to me. Perhaps I might even put in a good word about you to our Master so that he won't torture you too much!"

Gu Ruoyun glanced at him indifferently as she clasped her hand tightly around the Ninth Emperor before her. The moment her hand touched the Ninth Emperor, it made a buzzing noise once again.

Furthermore, there were nine barely visible dragons of different colors roaming about on the sword's blade.